Battle of sirhind or chhapar chiri | |||||||
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Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Banda Bahadur's Sikhs | Mughal Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Banda Singh Bahadur |
Wazir khan | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | unknown |
The Siege of Sirhind was fought between the Mughals and Sikh forces in 1710. The Sikhs initially besieged and stormed the city of Sirhind,[2] however the Mughals were quick to recapture the city and quickly moved on to attack the Sikhs at Lohgarh. Wazir khan was beheaded. In the battle [1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 595. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. http://m.friendfeed-media.com/6e9ec7f58014456d2d5fd015cc8af9d2974509c0.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jacques, p. 948
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