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Battle of Amritsar (1757)
| Battle of Amritsar | |||||||
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| Part of Indian Campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani and Afghan-Sikh Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Abdali_flag.png){kind=small} Durrani Empire |
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Kattar_Dhal_Talwar.jpg){kind=small} Shaheedan Misl | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Timur Shah Durrani Haji Atai Khan Jahan Khan Jamal Shah † Qasim Khan Mir Nimat Khan † |
Baba Deep Singh † Ram Singh † Sajjan Singh † Bahadur Singh † Agarh Singh † Hira Singh † Kuar Singh † Mana Singh † Sant Singh † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 20,000 or 22,000[2] | 5,000 or 6,000[3] | ||||||
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The Battle of Amritsar, also known as the Battle of Gohalwar, was fought between the Durrani Empire and Shaheedan Misl of the Dal Khalsa on 11 November 1757.[1] Following the fourth invasion of Ahmad Shah Durrani, his army was attacked by Sikh bands under the command of Ala Singh and Baba Deep Singh.[4][5] Following the attacks, Ahmad Shah desecrated the Sikh holy site known as the Shri Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar.[5][6] The news of the desecration reached Baba Deep Singh who vowed to liberate the holy site from the Afghans.[7] This resulted in a pitched battle being fought in the village of Gohalwar, near Amritsar.[4] The battle resulted in Baba Deep Singh being killed and an Afghan victory.[8]
- ^ a b Lansford 2017, p. 20.
- ^ Surjit Singh Gandhi (1999). Sikhs In The Eighteenth Century. Singh Bros. p. 218. ISBN 9788172052171.
- ^ Singh, Bhagat (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Punjabi University, Patiala. p. 242. ISBN 978-8130201818.
- ^ a b Jacques 2006, p. 400.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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