Siege of Skardu is part of the first Indo-Pakistan War of 1947. It was the one of longest battles in the 1st Kashmir war. Gilgit Scouts with the support of Chital Body Guards surrounded the fort and defeated the ill equipped State force commanded by Lt. Colonel Sherjung Thapa. With this victory the scouts moved on to Kargil unchecked.
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