Battle of Haidru (1828)

The Battle of Haidru, also called Battle of Attock, was fought in 1828 by the Sikh forces led by Hari Singh Nalwa and the Afghan forces led by Syed Ahmad Barelvi.

Battle of Haidru
Part of Afghan-Sikh Wars
Date1828
Location
Haidru, Attock
Result Sikh Victory
Belligerents
Sikh Empire Mujahideen
Commanders and leaders
Hari Singh Nalwa Syed Ahmad Barelvi
Strength
20,000[1] Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown 75% of the army killed

Background and Battle

After being unsuccessful with Peshawar, Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi made a plan to take over Attock.[2] However, Khadi Khan of Hund who was a close ally of the Sayyid decided to betray the Mujahideen and told the plan to Hari Singh Nalwa, which infuriated the Sayyid.[3][4] Therefore, Hari Singh Nalwa marched with 20,000 men and managed to slay 75% of the Afghan force.[5][6] He escaped the battlefield by moving to the west of the Indus.[2]

Aftermath

After the treachery of Khadi Khan, the Sayyid defeated and killed him.[7]

References
  1. Rishi Singh (2014). State Formation and the Establishment of Non-Muslim Hegemony. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 9789351505044.
  2. Hari Ram Gupta (1991). History Of The Sikhs Vol. V The Sikh Lion of Lahore (Maharaja Ranjit Singh, 1799-1839). Munshiram Manoharlal. p. 163. ISBN 9788121505154.
  3. Journal of the United Service Institution of India. Vol. 19–20. 1890. p. 183.
  4. CAPTAIN P. L. N. CAVAGNARI (1875). selections from the records of the government of the punjab and its dependencies. p. 45.
  5. Haroon Rashid (2002). History of the Pathans: The Sarabani Pathans. p. 268.
  6. Alexander Herbert Mason (1884). A Record of the Expeditions Against the North-West Frontier Tribes, Since the Annexation of the Punjab. p. 81.
  7. A History of the Freedom Movement: 1707-1831. 1957. p. 594.

See also


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