Sikhs under the leadership of Ranjodh Singh and Ajit Singh in the first Anglo-Sikh War defeated the army of which of the following British Generals?

Lord Wellesley

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Harry Smith

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John Shore

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All of these

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Solution

The correct option is B Harry Smith
Lord Harding declared war on Punjab on 13th December 1845. Between 1845 and 1849 Sikhs and British fought two wars. In the first war, Punjab was defeated. But the Sikhs caused a reversal on 21st January 1846 when under the leadership of Ranjodh Singh and Ajit Singh they defeated the army of Harry Smith.

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