a town in the Punjab, Hindustan, on the left bank of the river Jhelum. This place is memorable as the scene of a sanguinary battle fought there on the 13th January 1849, between a British force commanded by Lord Gough, and the Sikh army under Shere Singh. The Sikhs are acknowledged to have displayed extraordinary bravery and skill; nor was there wanting conspicuous gallantry on the part of the British; but though the latter remained masters of the field, victory had been purchased by a fearful sacrifice. The loss of the British amounted to 26 European officers and 731 men killed; 66 officers and 1446 men wounded, making a total of 2269, of whom nearly 1000 were Europeans. The loss of the Sikhs was estimated at 4000. Very severe comments were at the time made on the alleged levity displayed by the British general in having suddenly and apparently capriciously changed his plan of operations, and in suffering himself to be provoked by a few stray shots from the enemy's guns to commence the engagement without due precautions, the result being the above stated calamitous loss. An obelisk erected at Chillianwalla by the British government preserves the names of the officers and men who fell in the action. The town is 85 miles N.W. of Lahore. Lat. 32° 40', Long. 73° 39'.