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[[File:Sikh Empire flag.svg|30px]] [[Sukerchakia Misl]]<br> [[File:Kattar Dhal Talwar.jpg|30px]] [[Ahluwalia Misl]] | [[File:Sikh Empire flag.svg|30px]] [[Sukerchakia Misl]]<br> [[File:Kattar Dhal Talwar.jpg|30px]] [[Ahluwalia Misl]] | ||
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| commander1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|15px]] Sabaji Shinde<br>[[File:Sikh Empire flag.svg|15px]] [[Charat Singh]]<br>[[File:Kattar Dhal Talwar.jpg|15px]] [[Jassa Singh Ahluwalia]] | | commander1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|15px]] Sabaji Shinde<br>[[File:Sikh Empire flag.svg|15px]] [[Charat Singh]]<br>[[File:Kattar Dhal Talwar.jpg|15px]] [[Jassa Singh Ahluwalia]]<br>[[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|15px]] [[Tukoji Rao Holkar]] | ||
| commander2 = [[File:Flag of Herat until 1842.svg|15px]] [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]]<br>[[File:Flag of Herat until 1842.svg|15px]] [[Timur Shah Durrani]]<br>[[File:Flag of Herat until 1842.svg|15px]] Jahan Khan | | commander2 = [[File:Flag of Herat until 1842.svg|15px]] [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]]<br>[[File:Flag of Herat until 1842.svg|15px]] [[Timur Shah Durrani]]<br>[[File:Flag of Herat until 1842.svg|15px]] Jahan Khan | ||
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==Background and battle== | ==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 | [[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== | ==References== | ||
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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[edit | edit source]
Ahmad Shah Durrani raided 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 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.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Jacques, Tony (2006). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 562. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ↑ "Marathas and the English Company 1707-1818 by Sanderson Beck". san.beck.org. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ↑ Mehta, J.L. (2005). Advanced study in the history of modern India 1707–1813. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-932705-54-6. Retrieved 2010-09-23.