The Battle of Ichogil Bund was a skirmish fought on 22 and 23 September 1965 as part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965

Indo-Pakistani War of 1965

The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 was a culmination of skirmishes that took place between April 1965 and September 1965 between Pakistan and India. This conflict became known as the Second Kashmir War fought by India and Pakistan over the disputed region of Kashmir, the first having been fought in 1947...

 in which approximately two Pakistani companies attempted to re-occupy the eastern bund

Bund

- Organizations :* German American Bund, a pro-Nazi pre-World War II organisation* General Jewish Labour Bund in Lithuania, Poland and Russia, a political party founded in the Russian Empire* General Jewish Labour Bund in Poland, a political party founded in Poland...

 of the Ichhogil Canal. Ichhogil Bund was captured by the 9th Battalion Madras Regiment

9th Battalion Madras Regiment

The 9th battalion of the Madras Regiment has completed 300 years in Indian service. The battalion was raised in 1704 at Padmanabhapuram in Kalkulam taluk of Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu. Padmanabhapuram was the erstwhile capital of Travancore State...

, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel B.K. Satyan. The fight ended with the defeat of the Pakistani forces.

See also

• Battle of Asal Uttar
  Battle of Asal Uttar
  The Battle of Asal Uttar was one of the largest tank battles fought during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965...
  
  
• Battle of Chawinda
  Battle of Chawinda
  The Battle of Chawinda was a part of the Sialkot Campaign in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. It was one of the largest tank battles since the Battle of Kursk in World War II....
  
  
• Khemkaran
  Khemkaran
  Khem Karan is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tarn Taran district in the Indian state of Punjab. It was the site of a major tank battle in 1965 resulting it also being known as the graveyard of tanks....