Battle of Kamalpur
| Battle of Kamalpur | |||||||||
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| Part of Bangladesh Liberation War | |||||||||
Kamalpur Memorial in Bangladesh | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Supported by: | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Ziaur Rahman Abu Taher (WIA) Moinul Hossain. Hafiz Uddin Ahmad (WIA) Syed Sadruzzaman Helal Salauddin Mumtaz † Gurbax Singh Hardep Singh Kler |
A. A. K. Niazi Ahsan Malik | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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3,000 4,000 | 7,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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194 killed Unknown |
497 killed 162—220 captured | ||||||||
The Battle of Kamalpur (Bengali: কামালপুরের যুদ্ধ), is one of the most significant military engagements fought by the Mukti Bahini in 1971 during its war of independence from Pakistan. The Pakistan Army set up a military camp at Kamalpur (now in Baksiganj Upazila of Jamalpur District) which was attacked by 1st East Bengal Regiment of Z Force several times. The first attack was made on June 12, and a second attack was made on July 31, 1971, also another attack at 22 October 1971 and in total, there were 18 battles in Kamalpur.