Battle of Ramkani
The Battle of Ramkani was fought on 4 May 1835 by the Sikh forces led by Maharaja Ranjit Singh and some Barakzai and Ghazi forces.
| Battle of Ramkani | |||||||
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| Part of Afghan-Sikh Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Sikh Empire |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Barakzai dynasty assisted by Ghazis | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Maharaja Ranjit Singh Misr Sukh Raj | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 3,000-4,000[2] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Background
In the beginning of 1835, Dost Mohammad Khan marched at the head of 40,000 ferocious Afghan troops with 37 cannons and 300,000 rupees to reclaim Peshawar, which was a part of the Sikh territory after the Battle of Peshawar (1834).[3] [4]
Battle
At Ramkani, 3,000-4,000 Ghazis and Barakzais came to check Ranjit Singh's advance. A fierce battle lasted for 12 hours at Ramkani.[2] The enemy waged guerilla warfare, which made Ranjit Singh fight a defensive battle. The Afghans however decided to retreat during the night. Misr Sukh Raj played a role of bravery which made him earn 10,000 rupees yearly by the Maharaja.[4]
Aftermath
After this battle, the Sikhs entered the city of Peshawar and Sultan Mohammad Khan, the ruler of the city allied up with the Maharaja already.[1] The Maharaja also wanted to ally up with Dost Mohammad Khan and when the Khan rejected the offer, the Sikhs attacked him leading to the Battle of Khyber Pass (1835).[5]
References
- Captain Amarinder Singh (2012). The Last Sunset. ISBN 9788174369116.
- Sohan Lal Suri (1961). Umdat-ut-tawarikh. Vol. 3. p. 228.
- Cunningham, Joseph Davey (1918). A History Of The Sikhs From The Origin Of The Nation To The Battles Of The Sutlej. p. 208.
- Hari Ram Gupta (1991). History Of The Sikhs Vol. V The Sikh Lion of Lahore (Maharaja Ranjit Singh, 1799-1839). pp. 175–176. ISBN 9788121505154.
- Singh, Gulcharan (1976). "General Hari Singh Nalwa". The Sikh Review. 24 (274): 41.