Second siege of Anandpur

Second siege of Anandpur
	Part of the Mughal-Sikh Wars and Hill States-Sikh Wars
	; 19th century painting depicting the battle of Anandpur
Date	May – 19th December 1704
Location	Anandpur
Result	Mughal and Hill Raja Defeat
Belligerents
Khalsa (Sikhs)	Mughal Empire; Alliance of 22 Hill Rajas
Commanders and leaders
Guru Gobind Singh supreme general and in charge of Anandgarh Udai Singh in charge of Fatehgarh; Mohkam Singh in charge of Holgarh; Ajit Singh in charge of Kesgarh; Jujhar Singh, Nahar Singh and Sher Singh in charge of Lohgarh; Alam Singh Nachna in charge of Agampur ; Daya Singh in charge of Northern Anandpur	Aurangzeb; Wazir Khan; Zaberdast Khan; Dilwaar Khan; Ajmer Chand; Bhim Chand ; Bhup Chand
Strength
500 hundred in each of the five forts of Anandpur and 500 hundred in reserve; Total of 3,000–10,000; 2 cannons in Anandgarh;	100,000

The second siege of Anandpur (anadapura dī ghērābadī), also known as the second battle of Anandpur (1704) ^[a] (anadapura dī dūjī laṛā'ī sāla satārāṁ sau cāra), was a siege at Anandpur, between Sikhs and the Mughal governors, dispatched by Aurangzeb, Wazir Khan, Dilwaar Kahn and Zaberdast Khan, and aided by the vassal Rajas of the Sivalik Hills which lasted from May 1704 to 19 December 1704.^[7]^[1]

^ ^a ^b VSM, D. S. Saggu (2018). Battle Tactics And War Manoeuvres of the Sikhs. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64249-006-0.
^ ^a ^b Jacques 2006, p. 49.
^ ^a ^b ^c Sagoo, Harbans (2001). Banda Singh Bahadur And Sikh Sovereignty. Deep & Deep Publications. p. 75.
^ Macauliffe, Max Arthur (1909). The Sikh Religion Vol.5. p. 171.
^ Saggu, D.S (7 June 2018). Battle tactics and war manoeuvres of the Sikhs. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1642490060. The Guru's troops were around 10,000 whereas the collation forces are estimated to be 10–15 times more.
^ ^a ^b Gajrani, Shiv (2000). Guru Gobind Singh. Vision & Venture. p. 71. ISBN 978-8186769133. Before any fight took place Guru Gobind Singh had about 10,000 men. However, they were not well equipped. On the other hand, the Mughal army was consisted of over a hundred thousand well-equipped men. Moreover, they were accustomed to fighting and could face the troubles and hardships of war.
^ Fenech 2013, p. 18.

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[VSM_2018-1] VSM, D. S. Saggu (2018). Battle Tactics And War Manoeuvres of the Sikhs. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64249-006-0.

[FOOTNOTEJacques200649-2] Jacques 2006, p. 49.

[Sagoo_2001_75-3] Sagoo, Harbans (2001). Banda Singh Bahadur And Sikh Sovereignty. Deep & Deep Publications. p. 75.

[4] Macauliffe, Max Arthur (1909). The Sikh Religion Vol.5. p. 171.

[Saggu-5] Saggu, D.S (7 June 2018). Battle tactics and war manoeuvres of the Sikhs. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1642490060. The Guru's troops were around 10,000 whereas the collation forces are estimated to be 10–15 times more.

[Guru_Gobind_Singh-6] Gajrani, Shiv (2000). Guru Gobind Singh. Vision & Venture. p. 71. ISBN 978-8186769133. Before any fight took place Guru Gobind Singh had about 10,000 men. However, they were not well equipped. On the other hand, the Mughal army was consisted of over a hundred thousand well-equipped men. Moreover, they were accustomed to fighting and could face the troubles and hardships of war.

[FOOTNOTEFenech201318-8] Fenech 2013, p. 18.

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