Battle of Longewala
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title:
Battle of Longewala
text:
The Battle of Longewala was one of the first major engagements in the western sector during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, fought between assaulting Pakistani forces and Indian defenders at the Indian border post of Longewala, in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan. The battle was fought between 120 Indian soldiers accompanied by four Hawker Hunter and three HAL Marut fighter-bombers and 2,000–3,000 Pakistani soldiers accompanied by 30–40 tanks. A company of the Indian Army's 23rd Battalion, Punjab Re
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description:
Major battle of the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Longewala
date created:
2004-04-19T04:10:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T14:20:35Z
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