Battle of Attock (1813)

Battle of Attock
Part of the Afghan-Sikh Wars
Date13 July 1813
Location
Siege at Attock, Battle at Haidaru on Mansur Plain, northeast of the fort
Result
  • Sikh victory
Belligerents
Sikh Empire Durrani Empire
Commanders and leaders
Dewan Mokham Chand
Hari Singh Nalwa
Sham Singh Attariwala
Sultan Mahmud Khan		 Fateh Khan Barakzai
Dost Mohammad Khan
Strength
10,000[3] 15,000[4]
Casualties and losses
Unknown 2,000[5]

The Battle of Attock (also known as the Battle of Chuch or the Battle of Haidru) took place on 13 July 1813 between the Sikh Empire and the Durrani Empire.[6] The battle was the first significant Sikh victory over the Durranis.[2]

  1. ^ Anil Chandra Banerjee, The Khalsa Raj, (Abhinav Publications, 1985), 78.
  2. ^ a b Jaques 2006, p. 81
  3. ^ Gupta 1991, p. 100.
  4. ^ Johar, Surinder Singh (1985). The Secular Maharaja: A Biography of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. p. 125.
  5. ^ Gupta 1991, p. 101.
  6. ^ Cunningham 1918, pp. 152–153