Battle of Amritsar (1757)

Battle of Amritsar
Part of Indian Campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani
DateNovember 1757
Locationa village named Goharwar near Amritsar
Result Decisive Sikh victory.[1][2][3][4]
Belligerents
Shaheedan Misl Durrani Empire
Commanders and leaders
Baba Deep Singh
Casualties and losses
  • Afghan General Jamal Khan was killed.[5]

The Battle of Amritsar was fought between Durrani Empire and Sikh Misls of Dal Khalsa in 1757.[6]

The Battle

Ahmad Shah Durrani was returning home after sacking Delhi in January 1757 but on the way his army was attacked by Baba Deep Singh.Therefore, Shah sent his son Timur Shah Durrani to chastise Sikhs.A battle was fought at the village Goharwar where a small number of Sikhs drove off Afghans. Baba Deep Singh , the leader of Sikhs was also killed by General Attal Khan.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 400. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.
  2. ↑ Grewal, J.S. (1990). The Sikhs of the Punjab. Cambridge University Press. p. 91. ISBN 0 521 63764 3. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "A Concise History of Afghanistan in 25 Volumes, Volume 14". Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Bhagata, Siṅgha (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Publication Bureau, Punjabi University. p. 241. ...
  5. ↑ Singha, H. S (2000). The encyclopedia of Sikhism (over 1000 entries). Hemkunt Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-81-7010-301-1. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
  6. ↑ Calcutta review, Volume 77. Calcutta: University of Calcutta, University of Calcutta. Dept. of English. p. 159.
  7. ↑ Hoernle, August Friedrich Rudolf; Herbert Alick Stark (1906). A history of India. Orissa Mission Press. p. 113.
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