Battle of Peshawar (1834) - Revision history

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>Danre98: /* top */Typo fixing, typo(s) fixed: May 6, 1834 → May 6, 1834,

2021-09-14T00:51:47Z

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	The '''Battle of Peshawar''' took place on May 6, 1834 between the [[Sikh Empire]] and the [[Afghans]]<ref name="TJ"/> who were the successors to the [[Durrani Empire]]. Maharaj Ranjit Singh had previously won and lost the city of [[Peshawar]] twice, and sent General [[Hari Singh Nalwa]] to capture it. After brief fighting, Hari Singh Nalwa captured the city and took [[Sultan Mohammad Khan]] as a prisoner of war. The news of the capture of [[Peshawar]] and [[Sultan Mohammad Khan]] quickly reached [[Kabul]].<ref name="TJ">{{cite book\|last=Jaques\|first=Tony.\|title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sbMFCZyAcnQC\|accessdate=31 July 2010\|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group\|isbn=9780313335365\|page=790}}</ref> A large [[Afghan]] force under his brother, [[Dost Mohammad Khan]], arrived in support of him, but withdrew.<ref name="TJ"/> Hari Singh Nalwa then, as a gesture of goodwill, installed [[Sultan Mohammad Khan]] as governor of the city, and as a vassal to Maharaja [[Ranjit Singh]].		The '''Battle of Peshawar''' took place on May 6, 1834, between the [[Sikh Empire]] and the [[Afghans]]<ref name="TJ"/> who were the successors to the [[Durrani Empire]]. Maharaj Ranjit Singh had previously won and lost the city of [[Peshawar]] twice, and sent General [[Hari Singh Nalwa]] to capture it. After brief fighting, Hari Singh Nalwa captured the city and took [[Sultan Mohammad Khan]] as a prisoner of war. The news of the capture of [[Peshawar]] and [[Sultan Mohammad Khan]] quickly reached [[Kabul]].<ref name="TJ">{{cite book\|last=Jaques\|first=Tony.\|title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sbMFCZyAcnQC\|accessdate=31 July 2010\|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group\|isbn=9780313335365\|page=790}}</ref> A large [[Afghan]] force under his brother, [[Dost Mohammad Khan]], arrived in support of him, but withdrew.<ref name="TJ"/> Hari Singh Nalwa then, as a gesture of goodwill, installed [[Sultan Mohammad Khan]] as governor of the city, and as a vassal to Maharaja [[Ranjit Singh]].

	==References==		==References==

>Arjayay: Duplicate word removed

2020-10-07T20:08:38Z

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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Battle of Peshawar
| partof = [[Afghan-Sikh Wars]]
| image =
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| date = May 6, 1834
| place = [[Peshawar]]
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| territory =
| result = * Sikh Victory<br>
* Afghan forces routed
* Peshawar annexed into the Sikh Empire
| status =
|combatant1= [[File:Sikh Empire flag.jpg|50px]] [[Sikh Empire]]
|combatant2= [[Image:Flag of the Emirate of Herat.svg|50px]] [[Durrani Empire]]
| commander1 = [[Hari Singh Nalwa]]<br>[[Ranjit Singh|Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]
| commander2 = [[Dost Mohammad Khan]]<br>[[Sultan Mohammad Khan]]
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{{Campaignbox Afghan-Sikh Wars}}

The '''Battle of Peshawar''' took place on May 6, 1834 between the [[Sikh Empire]] and the [[Afghans]]<ref name="TJ"/> who were the successors to the [[Durrani Empire]]. Maharaj Ranjit Singh had previously won and lost the city of [[Peshawar]] twice, and sent General [[Hari Singh Nalwa]] to capture it. After brief fighting, Hari Singh Nalwa captured the city and took [[Sultan Mohammad Khan]] as a prisoner of war. The news of the capture of [[Peshawar]] and [[Sultan Mohammad Khan]] quickly reached [[Kabul]].<ref name="TJ">{{cite book|last=Jaques|first=Tony.|title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sbMFCZyAcnQC|accessdate=31 July 2010|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=9780313335365|page=790}}</ref> A large [[Afghan]] force under his brother, [[Dost Mohammad Khan]], arrived in support of him, but withdrew.<ref name="TJ"/> Hari Singh Nalwa then, as a gesture of goodwill, installed [[Sultan Mohammad Khan]] as governor of the city, and as a vassal to Maharaja [[Ranjit Singh]].

==References==
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[[Category:Battles involving the Sikhs|Peshawar 1834]]
[[Category:1834 in India]]
[[Category:History of Peshawar|1834]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1834|Peshawar 1834]]
[[Category:Battles involving Afghanistan|Peshawar 1834]]
[[Category:Ranjit Singh]]
[[Category:1834 in Afghanistan]]
[[Category:May 1834 events]]

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