List of battles involving the Sikh Empire
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The
British East India Company
.
Background
The
Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. Before his death in 1708, he sent Banda Singh Bahadur to lead the Sikhs of Punjab. Banda Singh Bahadur through his outstanding leadership skills weakened the Mughal grasp over India. But he was later captured and beheaded in Delhi in 1716, during the reign of Farrukhsiyar.[citation needed
]
Thereafter, Sikhs were divided into
Ahmad Shah Durrani of Afghanistan.[citation needed
]
The Afghans led numerous campaigns to re-capture Lahore but ultimately had to return to
Sukerchakia Misl became Misldar. He started uniting Misls and finally took Lahore in 1799. His coronation on 12 April 1801 marked the beginning of the Sikh Empire, which went on to conquer the whole Punjab, Kangra, parts of Kashmir and briefly, the city of Peshawar.[citation needed
]
List
| Name of conflict (date) | Part of | Belligerents | Opponents | Outcome | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Katoch–Sikh War (1801)
|
Sikh Empire | Kangra State | Sikh victory | ||
| Battle of Kasur (1807) |
Sikh Empire | Durrani Empire | Sikh victory | ||
| Battle of Jammu (1808) | Sikh Empire | Dogra Rajput
|
Sikh victory | ||
Gurkha-Sikh War (1809)
|
Sikh Empire | Kingdom of Nepal | Sikh victory | ||
| Siege of Multan (1810) | Sikh Empire | Durrani Empire | Sikh victory | ||
| Battle of Bhimber (1812) | Sikh Empire | Chibhal | Sikh victory | ||
| Battle of Anandpur (1812) | Sikh Empire | Kahlur
|
Sikh victory | ||
Afghan-Sikh Capture of Kashmir (1812–1813)
|
Sikh Empire Durrani Empire |
Kashmir under Ata Muhammad Khan | Sikh-Afghan victory | ||
| Battle of Hasan Abdal (1813) | Sikh Empire | Pashtuns led by Wazir Fateh Khan Barakzai | Afghan victory[1] | ||
Battle of Attock (1813)
|
Sikh Empire | Durrani Empire | Sikh victory | ||
| Battle of Kashmir (1814) | Sikh Empire | Pashtuns led by Wazir Fateh Khan Barakzai | Afghan victory[2] | ||
Battle of Multan (1818)
|
Sikh Empire | Durrani Empire | Sikh victory | ||
| Battle of Shopian (1819) | Sikh Empire | Durrani Empire | Sikh victory | Kashmir is conquered by the Sikhs. | |
| Battle of Gandgarh (1820) | Sikh Empire | Yousufzai Zamindars | Yousufzai
Afghan victory[3] | ||
| Battle of Mangal (1821) | Sikh Empire | Jaduns and Tanaolis Tribes | Sikh victory | ||
Siege of Mankera (1821–1822)
|
Sikh Empire | Kingdom of Mankera | Sikh victory | ||
| Battle of Taragarh (1822) | Sikh Empire | Afghan tribesmen | Sikh victory | ||
| Battle of Nowshera (1823) | Sikh Empire | Coalition of Azim Khan | Sikh victory | ||
| Battle of Akora Khattak (1826) | Sikh Empire | Mujahideen | Mujahideen victory | ||
Battle of Saidu (1827)
|
Sikh Empire | Mujahideen | Sikh victory | ||
| Battle of Haidru (1828) | Sikh Empire | Mujahideen | Sikh victory | ||
| Battle of Balakot (1831) | Sikh Empire | Mujahideen | Sikh victory | ||
| Battle of Bannu (1832) | Sikh Empire | Local Pashtuns | Afghan victory | ||
| Expedition of Shuja ul-Mulk (1833-1834) | Shah Shuja Durrani
|
Emirate of Kabul
|
Barakzai Afghan victory | Shah Shuja's expedition fails. | |
Battle of Peshawar (1834)
|
Sikh Empire | Peshawar Sardars | Sikh victory | Peshawar Sardars deposed from power. | |
| Ladakh War (1834–1835) | Sikh Empire | Namgyal Dynasty | Sikh victory | Entirety of Ladakh annexed in Sino-Sikh War
| |
| Battle of Ramkani (1835) | Sikh Empire | Barakzai Dynasty
|
Inconclusive | ||
| Battle of Michni (1836) | Sikh Empire | Michni Sardars | Sikh victory | ||
Standoff at the Khyber Pass (1835)
|
Sikh Empire | Emirate of Kabul | Inconclusive | Withdrawal of Dost Mohammad Khan, no battle fought. | |
| Battle of Panjtar (1836) | Sikh Empire | Panjtar Pashtuns | Sikh victory | ||
| Battle of Jamrud (1837) | Sikh Empire | Emirate of Afghanistan | Disputed[4] | ||
| 1837 Poonch Revolt | Sikh Empire | Sudhans of Poonch
|
Sikh victory | Rebellion suppressed | |
| Baltistan Expedition (1840) | Sikh Empire | Maqpon Dynasty
|
Sikh victory[5] | Baltistan and Skardu annexed to the Sikh Empie | |
| First Anglo-Afghan War 1 October 1838 – October 1842 |
 British Empire
|
Emirate of Kabul
|
British coalition defeat | Shah Shuja initially restored to the throne successfully, however is deposed and killed in 1842. | |
| Battle of Waziristan 1843[6][7] | Sikh Empire | Tribal Afghans | Afghan victory | ||
| Battle of Waziristan 1844[8][9] | Sikh Empire | Tribal Afghans | Afghan victory | ||
| Battle of Mudki 18 December 1845 |
First Anglo-Sikh war | British Empire | Sikh Empire | British victory | Night battle. The British won with heavy casualties amongst the higher ranks.[citation needed] |
| Battle of Ferozeshah 21–22 December 1845 |
First Anglo-Sikh war | British Empire | Sikh Empire | British victory | British forces under Sir Hugh Gough won a Pyrrhic victory over the Sikh army under Lal Singh.[citation needed ]
|
| Battle of Sohana January (?) 1846 |
First Anglo-Sikh war | British Empire | Sikh Empire | British victory | |
| Battle of Baddowal 21 January 1846 |
First Anglo-Sikh war | Sikh Empire | British Empire | Sikh victory | Many Sikh soldiers crossed Satluj after being defeated at Mudki and Ferozeshah. When Harry Smith marched to Dharmkot to relieve Ludhiana, their rear was attacked by Sikhs under Ranjodh Singh Majithia.[10][11] |
| Battle of Aliwal 28 January 1846 |
First Anglo-Sikh war | British Empire | Sikh Empire | British victory | Company troops decisively defeated the Sikh army; turning point in the war.[citation needed] |
| Battle of Sobraon 10 February 1846 |
First Anglo-Sikh war | British Empire | Sikh Empire | British victory | End of the war.[citation needed] |
| Battle of Ramnagar (1848) 22 November 1848 |
Second Anglo-Sikh war | Sikh Empire | British East Indian Company
|
Sikh victory | |
| Battle of Chillianwala (1849) 13 January 1849 |
Second Anglo-Sikh war | Sikh Empire | British East Indian Company
|
Sikh victory | |
Siege of Multan (1848–1849) 19 April 1848 – 22 January 1849 |
Second Anglo-Sikh war | Sikh Empire | British East Indian Company
|
British victory | Fort was breached and Dewan Mulraj surrendered.[citation needed ]
|
| Battle of Gujrat (1849) | Second Anglo-Sikh war | Sikh Empire | British East Indian Company
|
British victory | Decisive defeat of the Sikh Empire. Young emperor Maharaja Dalip Singh was abducted and taken to England; Punjab was annexed as a province of the British Raj.[citation needed ]
|
See also
References
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- ^ www.DiscoverSikhism.com. History Of The Sikhs Vol. V The Sikh Lion of Lahore (Maharaja Ranjit Singh, 1799-1839).
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- ^ Charak, Sukh Dev Singh (1983). General Zorawar Singh. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.
- ^ Kumar, Rajinder (January 2023). "Hari Singh Nalwa".
- ISBN 978-1-4907-1446-2.
- ^ Kumar, Rajinder (January 2023). "Hari Singh Nalwa".
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- ^ Jacques, p. 93