Sikh and Aurucolian War
The Sikh and Aurucolian War (Magyari: Szikh és Aurukoliai Háború) was a military conflict that pitted the Lucis East Indiae Company and its allies against the Sikh Empire and the Aurucolian East Indiae Company. Fought from 5 May 1803 to 8 August 1824, the conflict formed a theater of the Sandoric Wars and spanned from the banks of the Indus River to the Himalaeyas.
During the early years of the war, the Sikhs and Aurucolians began to invade parts of Indiae, especially those that were controlled by the Lucis East Indiae Company and the Galbadian East Indiae Company. Ahmedabad would fall to the Aurucolians by 1805. Later in 1809, the Sikhs and Aurucolians launched a massive offensive to take the Ganges region. This prompted the Kingdom of Gorkhali to be threatened with an invasion. The invasion was not launched until in 1812, when Aurucolian Marshal Flórián Székely de Kisbátor launched a campaign to annex the Himalaeyan region to the Aurucolian Empire. However, the Lucians and the Gorkhalis had signed a treaty that ended the Lucio-Gorkali War, prompting Gorkhali to support the Lucians in defence of their nation. In 1815. the Ganges River Campaign was launched by General Sir. Benedict Humeray in an attempt to dislodge the Aurucolians and Sikhs off the region. However, the terrain proved to be advantageous to the Sikhs and Aurucolians, delivering one of Humeray's most humiliating defeats. To deliver a big blow to Allied morale, the Sikhs and Aurucolians launched the 1816 Darjeeling Campaign in an attempt to destroy Lucis' tea trade in Indiae. However, it was prevented and soon the region was retaken. From 1817 to 1820, both sides would continue to deliver blows with both sides not gaining ground. However, Kisbátor planned out the most costly Battle of Narkaner, which saw nearly the entire backbone of the Coalition armies broken. This allowed Kisbátor to commence several offensives Puna, Dhanbad, and at Nagpure, where he launched his ambitious 1821 Maharashtra-Andhrapradesh Campaign, with the intention of ending the war by capturing the Lucian Port City of Pondecherry. At first, the Sikhs and Aurucolians were beginning to win the war (despite the situation in Zemuria saw Sandor I losing the war). But Humeray reorganized all the Coalition Armies and shifted to a more conservative and psychological direction in waging war against the Sikhs and Aurucolians. While Kisbátor had the advantage in equipment and numbers, Humeray had the mastery of the environment and terrain as Southern Indiae was plentiful of forest and less flat ground. Coupled with continuous aggressive waging of guerilla warfare, the Sikh and Aurucolian offensives drew close to a halt. But determined, they continued to march Southwest until arriving at Bengaluru, where the Coalition finally halted and defeated the Aurucolians and Sikhs.
Meanwhile, the Aurucolian Indiaen Government passed the 1821 Indiaen Reformation Bill following the Fall of Hyderabad in anticipation of effectively controlling majority of Indiae after the perceived Lucian and Galbadian surrender. The passage of the law effectively abolished all Lucian laws and stripped certain rights of the natives and replaced them with Aurucolian laws, including a policy of mass tax increase, compulsory conscription, and if refused to obey the law, slavery and bondage. This would prove to be one of the grievous mistakes by the Aurucolians made as several revolts would ignite throughout Indiae that began in the Hyderabad Revolts. As a result, Kisbátor's offensive was bogged down.
With the defeat of the Sikhs and Aurucolians in Southern and Central Indiae, the Coalition began to regain the momentum. Despite both sides exchanging blows, the revolts were beginning to weigh heavily for the Aurucolian East Indiae Company, as both the Sikhs and Aurucolians could not concentrate on engaging with the Coalition forces. Despite it, Humeray would still be unable to take the Ganges from the Sikhs and Aurucolians. As a result, he isolated the Aurucolians and Sikhs still in the Ganges region by means of engaging Kisbátor at the Battle of Delhia. Humeray's victory effectively isolated the pockets of Aurucolians and Sikhs in the Ganges, waging a psychological and guerilla warfare on those still trapped in the region. On the other hand, in 1823, the Royal Navy sailed towards the Sea of Arabia and defeated the Aurucolian Navy at the Battle of the Sea of Arabia, beginning the Lucian Blockade of Aurucolian Indiae.
At the Battle of Urupana, the Coalition captured the last border town between the Aurucolian and Sikh-controlled lands. By this time, the Lucian blockade began to take toll on the Aurucolians. The last battle came at Kandia, where the last bastion of Kisbátor's forces made their stand. While repulsing several attacks, Humeray's forces eventually stormed the city. Running low on food and supplies, Kisbátor surrendered Kandia, effectively ending Aurucolians control in Indiae.
The war would be one of the most costly theatres of the Sandoric War. The surrender of the Sikhs and Aurucolians eventually paved the way for the rise of the Lucis Empire's control in South Asianna.
Background
The Aurucolians and Sikhs had been in contact with each other since the early 18th century. At this time, the Mughals were attacking Aurucolian colonies and trading posts and persecuting Sikhs. When the Sikh Empire was established in 1782, the Aurucolians supported their independence through commercial pacts, and military arms and advisors via the Aurucolian East Indiae Company. Support ended in 1788 when Domonkos III ascended the Aurucolian throne, and focused more on maintaining internal affairs and mitigating the economy from bad harvests and a financial crisis. Under Sandor I, diplomacy was restored as the Emperor sent emissaries to solidify friendly relations again.
As the Lucians were gaining more influence and territory in Indiae and with Aurucolia being, the Sikhs and Aurucolians signed the Amritsar Pact, a defensive alliance to expel the Lucians from the subcontinent, and dismantle Mughal rule. The pact was assented immediately by Sandor, following his intentions to subvert Lucian global power in Indiae. Once these goals were achieved, the Pact guaranteed that the Sikhs would retain control over northern Indiae and western Afghania and the Aurucolians southern Indiae, which absorbed the Lucian colonies. Both would retain their respective vassals.
Course of the war
Punjab and Northern Indiae
Southern Indiae
Balochistan and Sind
Himalaeyas
Ceilonnia and the Carnatic
The Battle of Attarakumbura sealed the inevitable for the Kingdom of Bomulla and Aurucolian Ceilonnia.
Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and beyond
Aftermath
The Sikh Empire would continue to exist until its demise in 1849.