Siege of Patiala (1779)

The Siege of Patiala was a 7-day siege fought between the Sikh forces led by Raja Amar Singh and Mughal forces led by Abdul Ahad Khan.

Siege of Patiala
Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars
Date7–14 October 1779
Location
Patiala
Result Patiala-Sikh Victory
Belligerents
Patiala
Supported by
Dal Khalsa		 Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Raja Amar Singh
Tara Singh Ghaiba
Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
Baghel Singh
Jai Singh Kanhaiya
Haqiqat Singh Kanhaiya
Jassa Singh Ramgarhia
Jodh Singh
Tirlok Singh
Amar Singh Bagha
Amar Singh Kingra
Sada Singh
Mohan Singh Nishanwala
Anup Singh Nishanwala		 Abdul Ahad Khan
Prince Farkhunda Bakht
Strength

75,000-215,000

  • 15,000 from Patiala
  • 60,000[1]-200,000[2] Reinforcements
 50,000
200 pieces of cannon[3]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

Background

From 8 June to 18 October, Abdul Ahad Khan was leading a campaign against the Patiala State.[4]

Siege

The combined forces of Tara Singh Ghaiba and Raja Amar Singh numbering around 15,000 fought a fierce battle on the 7th of October but were defeated.[2] They both fell back to their fort..[5] Meanwhile, the Mughals besieged Patiala.[6]Fighting continued for 2 days, but the Mughals were not able to capture the fort.[5][7]

Meanwhile, Amar Singh secretly received assistance from the Sikh chiefs such as the Kanhaiya sardars, Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, Jassa Singh Ramgarhia, and others.[8] When the news of the Sikh army reached the Nawab, he immediately decided to retreat and claimed to Baghel Singh, "...that he had been asked by the emperor to return to Delhi."[5][2][9] This took place on 14 October 1779.[10]

See also

References
  1. Tarikh-i-Muzaffari
  2. Surjit Singh Gandhi (1999). Sikhs In The Eighteenth Century. Singh Bros. p. 408. ISBN 9788172052171.
  3. Surinder Singh Johar (2002). The Sikh Sword To Power. p. 146.
  4. Indian Historical Records Commission (1941). Proceedings of Meetings. p. 96.
  5. Hari Ram Gupta (1944). History Of The Sikhs 1769 1799. pp. 89–92.
  6. Sarkar Jadunath (1952). Fall Of The Mughal Empire Vol- Iii. pp. 128–129.
  7. Singha,Bhagata (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Patiala, India:Publication Bureau, Punjabi University.
  8. Satish Chandra Mittal (1986). Haryana, a Historical Perspective. p. 10. ISBN 9788171560837.
  9. The Punjab Past and Present. Vol. 21. 1987. pp. 25–26.
  10. Singh, Ganda (1990). Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia. p. 228.


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