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Siege of Patiala (1779)
| Siege of Patiala | |||||||
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| Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Patiala_flag.svg){kind=small} PatialaSupported by &sq=&lang=&file=File:Sikh_Akali_flag.svg){kind=small} Dal Khalsa |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Alam_of_the_Mughal_Empire.svg){kind=small} Mughal Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Raja Amar Singh Tara Singh Ghaiba Jassa Singh Ahluwalia Baghel Singh Jai Singh Kanhaiya Haqiqat Singh Kanhaiya Jassa Singh Ramgarhia Jodh Singh Tirlok Singh Amar Singh Bagha Amar Singh Kingra Sada Singh Mohan Singh Nishanwala Anup Singh Nishanwala |
Abdul Ahad Khan Prince Farkhunda Bakht | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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75,000–215,000 |
50,000 200 pieces of cannon[3] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The siege of Patiala was a 7-day siege fought between the Sikh forces led by Raja Amar Singh and Mughal forces led by Abdul Ahad Khan.
- ^ Tarikh-i-Muzaffari
- ^ Surjit Singh Gandhi (1999). Sikhs In The Eighteenth Century. Singh Bros. p. 408. ISBN 9788172052171.
- ^ Surinder Singh Johar (2002). The Sikh Sword To Power. p. 146.
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