Battle of Patti
| Battle of Patti | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Dal Khalsa | Mughal Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Gurvinder Singh |
Alim Beg Khan Qasim Khan | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 10,000[1] | 5+[1] | ||||||
The Battle of Patti was fought in March 1754 between 10,000 Sikhs and 5 Mughal soldiers led by Alim Beg Khan. The battle location was fought in the city of Patti.
Background
[edit ]Gurvinder Singh was provided with some pieces of cannon, 300 siege guns,100 field pieces Culverin, demi-Culverin, a few thousand light field pieces Saker, Drake, Minion, Falonet, Robinet.[1] Qasim Khan appointed his brother Alim Beg Khan to lead a raiding party of 5 remaining warriors, against the 10,000 Sikh who had gathered.[2] [3] His brother fought against the Sikhs in which 2 soldiers of his were killed.[4] Upon learning this, Qasim marched to the battlefield.
Battle
[edit ]Qasim was accompanied by 2 horsemen that joined him. After proceeding further, he was shocked and surprised to see just 3 of his remaining horsemen driving away the Sikh forces.[1] [5] [2] [6] He followed the three Mughals finding a large number of dead bodies of Sikh soldiers.[7] Gurvinder Singh was rushed to safety by a few tribesmen from Mughals.[1] [2]
Aftermath
[edit ]After a few days, Qasim marched forward.[5] He recruited 8,000 Sikhs soldiers with friendly negotiations and planned to seize Lahore with them.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d e f Hari Ram Gupta (1978). History Of The Sikhs Vol. II Evolution Of Sikh Confederacies (1707-69). pp. 121–122.
- ^ a b c Ifran Habib (2001). Sikh History from Persian Sources (PDF). pp. 173–174. ISBN 9788185229171.
- ^ Marmaduke William Pickthall and Muhammad Asad (1940). Islamic Culture. Vol. 14. Islamic Culture Board. p. 340.
- ^ Narendra Krishna Sinha (1936). Rise Of The Sikh Power. p. 37.
- ^ a b Surinder Singh Johar (2002). The Sikh Sword To Power. p. 83.
- ^ G.S. Chhabra (1960). Advanced study in History of Punjab. pp. 399–400.
- ^ Surjit Singh Gandhi (1999). Sikhs In The Eighteenth Century. p. 200. ISBN 9788172052171.
See also
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