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{{Infobox military conflict | {{Infobox military conflict | ||
|conflict | | conflict = Battle of Sarsa | ||
|partof | | partof = [[Mughal-Sikh Wars]] | ||
|image | | image = Pariwar vichhora gurudwara.jpg | ||
|caption | | caption = | ||
|date | | date = December 1704 | ||
|place | | place = Near river sarsa | ||
|territory | | territory = | ||
|result | | result = Mughal victory {{efn|"Despite promising Guru Gobind Singh safe passage after the siege of Anandpur, Mughal General Wazir Khan pursued the survivors. At Shahi Tibbi, Jiwan Singh was killed in a rear- guard action. The Sikhs were then destroyed while crossing the Sarsa, with the Guru’s two younger sons captured and later murdered. Gobind was defeated next day at Chamkaur (21 | ||
|combatant1 | December 1704)."{{sfn|Jacques|2007|p=914}}}} | ||
|combatant2 | | combatant1 = [[File:Punjab flag.svg|50px]] [[Khalsa]] | ||
|commander1 | | combatant2 = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|50px]] [[Mughal Empire]]<br/>[[Raja]]s of the [[Sivalik Hills]] | ||
| commander1 = [[File:Punjab flag.svg|25px]] [[Bhai Jiwan Singh]]{{KIA}} | |||
[[File:Punjab flag.svg|25px]] Bhai Udai Singh{{KIA}} | [[File:Punjab flag.svg|25px]] Bhai Udai Singh{{KIA}} | ||
[[File:Punjab flag.svg|25px]] [[Bhai Mani Singh]] | [[File:Punjab flag.svg|25px]] [[Bhai Mani Singh]] | ||
|commander2 | | commander2 = * [[Wazir Khan (Sirhind)]]<br/> | ||
* Raja Ajmer Chand | * Raja Ajmer Chand | ||
* General Khawaja Mohammed. | * General Khawaja Mohammed. | ||
* General Nahar Khan. | * General Nahar Khan. | ||
|strength1 | | strength1 = * Sikh General [[Bhai Jiwan Singh]] was killed.{{sfn|Jacques|2007|p=914}} | ||
* Bhai Udai Singh was killed. | * Bhai Udai Singh was killed. | ||
|strength2 | | strength2 = Unknown | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Campaignbox Mughal-Sikh Wars}} | {{Campaignbox Mughal-Sikh Wars}} | ||
'''Battle of Sarsa''' was fought between [[Khalsa]] and [[Mughal Empire]] | The '''Battle of Sarsa''' was fought between the [[Khalsa]] and the [[Mughal Empire]]. | ||
Guru's family got separated and [[Mani Singh]], along with other Sikhs, took [[Mata Sundri]] and [[Mata Sahib Kaur]] to Delhi, whereas [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the [[Panj Piare]], [[Ajit Singh (Sikhism)|Ajit Singh]], [[Jujhar Singh]] and a handful of Sikh warriors went to [[Chamkaur]] for the last stand. | |||
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==Notes== | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
*{{cite book|url=https:// | *{{cite book |title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8500 Battles from Antiquity Through the Twenty-first Century |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626120848/http://m.friendfeed-media.com/6e9ec7f58014456d2d5fd015cc8af9d2974509c0|publisher=Greenwood Press|last=Jacques |first=Tony |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-313-33536-5}} | ||