Battle of Lohgarh

Battle of Lohgarh
Part of Mughal–Sikh wars
DateDecember 1710
Location
Lohgarh, Bilaspur
Result Mughal victory[1]
Belligerents
First Sikh State

Mughal Empire

Commanders and leaders
Banda Singh Bahadur

Bahadur Shah

  • Rafi-us-Shan
  • Kanwar Khan
  • Munim Khan II
  • Udet Singh Bundela
  • Mahabat Khan
  • Khan Zaman
  • Chatarsal Bundela
  • Islam Khan Mir Atish
  • Hamid-ud-din
  • Churaman Jat
  • Azim-us-Shan
  • Jahan Shah
  • Mir Mubarak Allah Iradat Khan[2]
Strength
2,000–3,000 cavalry [citation needed] 60,000 cavalry[1][3]

The Battle of Lohgarh was fought between the First Sikh State, and the Mughal Empire in 1710.[2][4] The Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah's army moved towards Lohgarh, Bilaspur[4] where they engaged with the Sikhs to capture the fort on 16 December 1710.[1] The battle is noted for its use of guerilla tactics and being a pitched battle.[5]

  1. ^ a b c Jacques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 595. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.
  2. ^ a b Madra, Amandeep Singh; Singh, P. (2016). Sicques, Tigers or Thieves: Eyewitness Accounts of the Sikhs (1606-1810). Springer. p. 302. ISBN 9781137119988.
  3. ^ Singh, Patwant; Rai, Jyoti M. (2008). Empire of the Sikhs: The Life and Times of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Peter Owen. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-7206-1323-0.
  4. ^ a b Nijhawan, P. K. (1985). Sri Guru Gobind Geeta: Guru Gobind Singh's Dialogue of Destiny with Banda. Army Educational Stores. p. 143.
  5. ^ The Sikh Review. Vol. 54. Calcutta, India: Sikh Cultural Centre. 2006. pp. 43–44.