 During the First Anglo-Sikh War, the British came close to defeat at the Battle of Ferozeshah, but were eventually victorious.After the defeat of the Sikhs at the Battle of Sobraon, the British marched unopposed into Lahore on 20February 1846.During First Anglo-Sikh War, Maharaja Gulab Singh Jamwal (Dogra) helped the British Empire against the Sikhs.