| Battle of Chamkaur | |||||||
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| Part of Afghan-Sikh Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
Dal Khalsa |
Durrani Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
Jassa Singh Ramgarhia
Charat Singh
Hari Singh Bhangi
Jai Singh Kanhaiya |
Lachhmi Narain | ||||||
The Battle of Chamkaur was fought in January 1764 by Sikh forces led by Jassa Singh Ahluwalia and Afghan forces led by Lachhmi Narain.
Background and Battle
In January 1764, Sikhs assembled at Chamkaur to plan their attack on Sirhind. [1] This was where Guru Gobind Singh and 39 Sikhs had fought 1,000,000 Mughals and Rajputs in the Battle of Chamkaur. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Here he learned that Lachhmi Narain, the diwan of Zain Khan Sirhindi, was collecting land revenue nearby. [7] After an intense battle, he and his army retreated towards Kurali. [8] His wealth and resources were left behind. Therefore, the Sikhs plundered and took everything which strengthened them. [9]
Aftermath
The Sikhs attacked Sirhind which led to the Battle of Sirhind (1764), in which Zain Khan Sirhindi and Lachhmi Narain were killed. [10]
References
- ^ Singh, Ganda (1990). Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia. p. 127.
- ^ D.S Saggu VSM (7 June 2017). Battle Tactics And War Manoeuvres of the Sikhs. Notion Press. ISBN 9781642490060.
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^ Singh, Prof Satbir (1973). Purakh Bhagwant (biography of Guru Gobind Singh). Mai Heeran Gate Jalandhar: New Book company. p. 180.
ਅਗਲੇ ਦਿਨ ਸਵੇਰੇ 22 ਦਸੰਬਰ 1704 ਨੂੰ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਦਾ ਅਨੋਖਾ ਯੁੱਧ...ਇਕ ਪਾਸੇ ਚਾਲੀ ਲੱਖ ਭੁੱਖੇ ਭਾਣੇ ਤੇ ਦੂਜੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਦੱਸ ਲੱਖ on next day morning 22 december 1704 an unparrelled battlle of world ... on one side forty hungry and other side ten lakh
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^ Ralhan, O.P (1997). The Great Gurus Of The Sikhs. Anmol Publications PVT LTD. p. 15.
ISBN
81-7488-479-3.
... the word used to describe the number of Mughal soldiers is "Dahlakh". It is a Persian word and historians translate it meaning as "infinite" or "Ten Lakh".
- ^ Harjinder Singh (14 December 2017). Sri Guru Gobind Singh Jee - A Short Biography. Akaal Publishers. p. 37. ISBN 9780955458781.
- ^ Sahib Singh (1967). Guru Gobind Singh. p. 148.
- ^ Singh, Giani Gian (1898). Panth Prakash. pp. 472–473.
- ^ Singh, Karam (1918). Maharaja Ala Singh. p. 224.
- ^ Bhangu, Rattan Singh (1914). Panth Prakash Vol.2 English Translation. p. 547.
- ^ Bhagata, Siṅgha (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Publication Bureau, Punjabi University. p. 181.
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