Battle of Sarsa | |||||||
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Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars and Hill States-Sikh Wars | |||||||
Parivar Vichora gurdwara | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Khalsa ( Sikhs) | Alliance of Hill Rajas, led by Kahlur | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Guru Gobind Singh Bhai Jiwan Singh † Bhai Udai Singh † Bhai Mani Singh Ajit Singh |
Wazir Khan (Sirhind) Raja Ajmer Chand General Khawaja Mohammed General Nahar Khan Governor Zabardast Khan | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
400-500 [2] [3] | |||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
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The Battle of Sarsa was fought in 21 December 1704 [4] between the Khalsa and the Mughal Empire.
Guru Gobind Singh's family got separated and Mani Singh, along with other Sikhs, took Mata Sundar Kaur and Mata Sahib Kaur to Delhi, whereas Gobind, the Panj Piare, Ajit Singh, Jujhar Singh and a handful of Sikh warriors went to Chamkaur for the last stand.[ citation needed]
Even as Mughal General Wazir Khan promised Gobind safe passage after the siege of Anandpur, he still pursued the survivors. At Shahi Tibbi, Jiwan Singh was killed and the Sikhs were destroyed while crossing the Sarsa River, with Gobind's two younger sons, Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh being captured and later extrajudicially executed. Gobind was defeated the next day at Chamkaur. [4]