| Battle of Sirhind | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Kattar_Dhal_Talwar.jpg){kind=small} Sikh Misls |
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Abdali_flag.png){kind=small} Durrani Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 [5] | |||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
|
23,000 According to Surjit Singh Gandhi[6] 40,000 According to Joseph Davey Cunningham[7] 50,000 According to Giani Gian Singh[8] | Unknown believed to be smaller[9] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown |
10,000 horsemen killed.[10] | ||||||||
The Battle of Sirhind was fought between Durrani Empire and Sikh Misls on 14 January 1764.[11][12]
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- ^ Surjit Singh Gandhi (1999). Sikhs In The Eighteenth Century. Singh Bros. p. 398. ISBN 9788172052171.
- ^ Cunningham, Joseph Davey (1918). A History Of The Sikhs From The Origin Of The Nation To The Battles Of The Sutlej. p. 110.
- ^ Singh, Giani Gian (1898). Panth Prakash. pp. 832–834.
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