Battle of Lahore (1759)

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{{Short description|Durrani Empire conflict with Maratha}}
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| conflict = Battle of Lahore
| partof = [[Indian Campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani]]
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| date = 1759
| place = [[Lahore]]
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| territory = [[Marathas]] and [[Sikhs]] resist and defend their hold in [[Lahore]] against the [[Pashtun|Afghan]] armies.
| result = Combined [[Maratha]] and [[Sikh]] Victory.<ref name="sarsa">{{cite book |url=http://m.friendfeed-media.com/6e9ec7f58014456d2d5fd015cc8af9d2974509c0 |title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges |page=562 |author=Jacques, Tony |year=2006 |publisher=Greenwood Press |isbn=978-0-313-33536-5 |access-date=2015-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626120848/http://m.friendfeed-media.com/6e9ec7f58014456d2d5fd015cc8af9d2974509c0 |archive-date=2015-06-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="beck">{{cite web |url= http://www.san.beck.org/2-10-Marathas1707-1800.html |title=Marathas and the English Company 1707-1818 by Sanderson Beck |publisher= san.beck.org |accessdate=2015-04-10}}</ref>
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| combatant1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|30px]] [[Maratha Empire]] 
[[File:Sikh Empire flag.svg|30px]] [[Sukerchakia Misl]] [[File:Kattar Dhal Talwar.jpg|30px]] [[Ahluwalia Misl]]
| combatant2 = [[File:Flag of Herat until 1842.svg|30px]] [[Durrani Empire]]
| commander1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|15px]] Sabaji Shinde [[File:Sikh Empire flag.svg|15px]] [[Charat Singh]] [[File:Kattar Dhal Talwar.jpg|15px]] [[Jassa Singh Ahluwalia]] [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|15px]] [[Tukoji Rao Holkar]]
| commander2 = [[File:Flag of Herat until 1842.svg|15px]] [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]] [[File:Flag of Herat until 1842.svg|15px]] [[Timur Shah Durrani]] [[File:Flag of Herat until 1842.svg|15px]] Jahan Khan
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The '''Battle of Lahore''' was fought between the [[Durrani Empire]] and the [[Maratha Empire]], who were assisted by the forces of the local [[Sikh]] [[Misls]] such as the [[Sukerchakia Misl]] and the [[Ahluwalia Misl]] of the [[Punjab]] in 1759.

==Background and battle==
[[Ahmad Shah Durrani]] raided [[Hindustan|India]] for the fifth time in 1759. The Pashtuns began to organize themselves for armed struggle against the [[Marathas]]. The Pashtuns had no time to pass information to [[Kabul]] for help. General Jahan Khan advanced and captured a Maratha garrison at [[Peshawar]]. Then, the invaders overran [[Attock]]. Meanwhile, Sabaji Shinde retreated and reached Lahore with fresh troops and a large number of local [[Khalsa|Sikh]] fighters of the Sukerchakia and Ahluwalia Misls. In the fierce battle, the Afghans were defeated by the combined forces of the Marathas and the Sukerchakia and Ahluwalia Misls. In the battle, Jahan Khan lost his son and was himself also wounded.<ref name="Mehta">{{Cite book |title=Advanced study in the history of modern India 1707–1813 |last1=Mehta |first1=J.L. |year=2005 |publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd |isbn=978-1-932705-54-6 |page=260 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=d1wUgKKzawoC&pg=PA260 |accessdate=2010-09-23 }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Battles involving the Maratha Empire]]
[[Category:Battles involving the Sikh Confederacy]]
[[Category:Battles involving Afghanistan]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1759]]
[[Category:1759 in India]]
[[Category:Military history of Lahore]]

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