First battle of Chamkaur

The First battle of Chamkaur was fought in 1702 between the Sikhs and the Mughals. It resulted in a Sikh victory and Mughal General Sayyad Beg joined the Sikh's with some troops.[2]

Not to be confused with the Second Battle of Chamkaur, another battle in 1704 or 1705 at the same location.
First Battle of Chamkaur
Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars and Hill States-Sikh Wars
Date1702
Location
Chamkaur
Result

Sikh Victory

  • Sayyad Beg Joins the Sikhs
Belligerents
Khalsa (Sikhs)

Mughal Empire

Commanders and leaders
Guru Gobind Singh
  • Sayyad Beg
  • Alif Khan
  • Ajmer Chand
Strength
500[1] 10,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

Before the battle

Guru Gobind Singh was making his way to Anandpur. He halted in Chamkaur. Mughal troops led by Generals Sayyad Beg and Alif Khan were marching from Lahore to Delhi. They were seen marching by Ajmer Chand. He asked the Generals to join him and promised to pay them 2,000 rupees per day. The Mughal army, along with hill forces from the Rajas made an attack on the Guru.[2]

The battle

The Mughal army and the army of the Hill Rajas attacked. There were only a small army of Sikhs with the Guru. Sayyad Beg felt the aggression on peace was unwarranted. With heavy fighting in the progress he along with some of his troops joined the Sikhs. Alif Khan alone could not fight. He withdrew his troops and made his troops march to Delhi.[2][3]

Aftermath

The Guru along with his Sikhs returned to Anandpur and Sayyad Beg joined him.[2]

References
  1. Macauliffe, Max (1909). The Sikh Religion Its Gurus, Sacred Writings And Authors Vol. 5. p. 162.
  2. Singh, Dalip (2015). Life of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji (Sixth ed.). Amristar, India: B. Chattar Singh Jiwan Singh. pp. 188–189. ISBN 81-7601-480-X.
  3. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges Page 221
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