Battle of Amritsar (1757)

The Battle of Amritsar was fought between Durrani Empire and Sikh Misls of Dal Khalsa in 1757.[8]

Battle of Amritsar
Part of Indian Campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani
Date11 November 1757[1]
Location
a village named Goharwar near Amritsar
Result Decisive Sikh Victory[2][3][4][5][6]
Belligerents
Shaheedan Misl Durrani Empire
Commanders and leaders
Baba Deep Singh
Casualties and losses
  • Afghan General Jamal Khan was killed.Timur Shah suffered serious injuries and fled[7]

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. Shah sent his son Timur Shah Durrani to chastise the Sikhs. A battle was fought at the village Gohawar where a small number of Sikhs drove off Afghans. Baba Deep Singh, the leader of the Sikhs, was martyred by General Attal Khan.[9]

References
  1. Lansford, Tom (2017-02-16). Afghanistan at War: From the 18th-Century Durrani Dynasty to the 21st Century. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598847604.
  2. Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 400. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  3. Grewal, J.S. (1990). The Sikhs of the Punjab. Cambridge University Press. p. 91. ISBN 0 521 63764 3. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  4. "A Concise History of Afghanistan in 25 Volumes, Volume 14". Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  5. Bhagata, Siṅgha (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Publication Bureau, Punjabi University. p. 241. ...
  6. Lansford, Tom (2017-02-16). Afghanistan at War: From the 18th-Century Durrani Dynasty to the 21st Century. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598847604.
  7. 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.
  8. Calcutta review, Volume 77. Calcutta: University of Calcutta, University of Calcutta. Dept. of English. p. 159.
  9. Hoernle, August Friedrich Rudolf; Herbert Alick Stark (1906). A history of India. Orissa Mission Press. p. 113. Ahmad Shah Abdali fourth.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.