Surprising the enemy headquarters by the side of the road in an apple orchard near milestone 7, this company group captured 4 lorries, 1 station wagon, a bren gun, 4 x 3-inch mortars, and an MMG and a truck load of medical supplies and ammunition.By 1400 hrs, all opposition had ended and the enemy was now on the run, hotly pursued by the Tempests of the IAF, who flew sortie after sortie until it became too dark to operate. Find an amazing library of kids stories and books from best selling authors in India at www.getlitt.co. November 8, was the 68th anniversary of the Battle for Srinagar. As nothing untoward had happened or enemy encountered, at 1400 hrs, the two Para Kumaonese Companies were ordered to return while Major Sharma was ordered to firm in where he was, astride the Badgam-Srinagar road.At 1600 hrs, two hours after the two Companies had departed, Major Sharma's position came under 3-inch mortar fire. The force had moved out before midnight and, bypassing all inhabited area, reached the high ground above Badgam before first light on November 3. By continuing to use the site, you agree to the use of cookies. According to police sources, at least two to three terrorists are believed to have been trapped in the cordon during the search operation. Amar Chitra Katha. 1 Sikh, two companies at the Shalateng Bridge, and two at the Spill Channel, the latter being available to maintain law and order in the city, if required.The disappearance of 1 Sikh from Pattan who had been ordered to withdraw, led to an advance by a force of raiders, some 3,000 men in 138 buses and trucks up the Srinagar road — a development that would in fact lead to the last nail being driven into the coffin of Pakistani ambition on November 7.At 2200 hrs on the night of November 5/6, after an intense mortar and machine - gun bombardment, the enemy attacked Major Ajaib Singh's B Company of 1 Sikh. You can find out more by clicking Once the Sikh forces reached the Behram Pass, the Durrani-appointed Once his artillery was in range, Misr Diwan Chand opened the battle with an Although both sides sustained heavy losses, Jabbar Khan and his army retreated from the battlefield away from Kashmir over the After taking Srinagar, the Sikh army faced no major opposition in conquering The battle is also referred to as the Battle of Supin, Supine, Shupiyan, Supiya, and Soopyn.The date of the battle is disputed. Thus it was that by the evening of November 4, 161 Brigade's deployment was: 1 (Para) Kumaon : Airfield defence, 1/2Punjab In the village of Humhama, to block the approaches to the city. Their exploits and dogged courage in battle had earned them the title given to them by the raiders, of Kali pagri wale kafir (the non-believers in black turbans).On November 9, the bodies of Colonel Rai and Subedar Sajjan Singh, together with those of the other troops who had fallen in the battle of October 28, at Baramula, and were hidden in the paddy field where they fell that evening, were recovered and were cremated that very evening with full military honours.The day's stay at Baramula proved a traumatic experience. The company of 4 KUMAON under Maj Som Nath Sharma was decimated.
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The Kumaonese crossed their start line at exactly 1300 hrs and were on to the enemy before they knew what had hit them.