The Battle of Badgam was a defensive encounter that took place at Badgam (or Budgam) in the Kashmir Valley close to the Srinagar Airport during the initial stages of Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948. The skirmishes took place on 3 November 1947 between a company of the Indian Army, aided by Indian Air Force, and a tribal lashkar of Pakistani raiders numbering around 1,000 who had apparently occupied Badgam.
The Battle of Badgam was a defensive encounter that took place at Badgam (or Budgam) in the Kashmir Valley close to the Srinagar Airport during the initial stages of Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948. The skirmishes took place on 3 November 1947 between a company of the Indian Army, aided by Indian Air Force, and a tribal lashkar of Pakistani raiders numbering around 1,000 who had apparently occupied Badgam.
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