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The Battle of Chillianwala, a significant engagement of the Second Anglo-Sikh War, resulted in heavy British casualties and is often considered a British defeat or Pyrrhic victory. It took place near which modern-day city?
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Lahore
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- Lahore
- Amritsar
- Rawalpindi
- Multan
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The Battle of Chillianwala took place on January 13, 1849, near the village of Chillianwala in the Punjab region, not far from present-day Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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