▁ground ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁under ▁the ▁guidance ▁of ▁Ran bir ▁Singh . ▁M ug hal ▁em peror ▁Aur ang z eb ▁also ▁tried ▁to ▁occup y ▁the ▁fort , ▁which ▁went ▁in ▁vain . ▁ ▁First ▁K ash mir ▁War ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁First ▁K ash mir ▁War ▁on ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁Jam mu ▁and ▁K ash mir ▁State ▁Forces ▁were ▁deployed ▁inside ▁the ▁fort ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁L t . ▁Col . ▁Sher ▁Jung ▁Th apa . ▁The ▁Gil git ▁Sc outs ▁and ▁re bel ▁troops ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Forces , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁Army , ▁laid ▁sie ge ▁to ▁the ▁fort . ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁the ▁Pak ist ani ▁forces ▁batt led ▁with ▁the ▁Sk ard u ▁g arrison ▁of ▁the ▁fort . ▁After ▁a ▁six - hour - long ▁battle ▁between ▁the ▁two , ▁the ▁attack ers ▁retre ated . ▁They ▁came ▁again ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁direct ing ▁" har ass ing ▁fire ▁into ▁the ▁fort ". ▁The ▁sie ge ▁last ed ▁more ▁than ▁six ▁months . ▁Finally , ▁having ▁exha usted ▁am mun ition ▁and ▁r ations , ▁the ▁K ash mir ▁forces ▁left ▁the ▁fort ▁in ▁small ▁batch es ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁The ▁fort ▁succ um bed ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 4 ▁August . ▁All ▁the ▁remaining ▁men ▁were ▁reported ly ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁inv aders , ▁except ▁for ▁Col .