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|place = Village chhapar chiri near Sirhind |
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|result = Sikhs besiege Sirhind, Mughals quickly recapture city and defeat the Sikhs.<ref name="sarsa">{{cite book|url=http://m.friendfeed-media.com/6e9ec7f58014456d2d5fd015cc8af9d2974509c0|title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges|page=595|author= Jacques, Tony|publisher=Greenwood Press|isbn=978-0-313-33536-5}}</ref><ref name="jacques">Jacques, p. 948</ref> |
|result = Sikhs besiege and storm Sirhind, Mughals quickly recapture city and defeat the Sikhs.<ref name="sarsa">{{cite book|url=http://m.friendfeed-media.com/6e9ec7f58014456d2d5fd015cc8af9d2974509c0|title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges|page=595|author= Jacques, Tony|publisher=Greenwood Press|isbn=978-0-313-33536-5}}</ref><ref name="jacques">Jacques, p. 948</ref> |
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|combatant1 = [[File:Punjab flag.svg|25px]] [[Banda Bahadur ]]'s [[Sikh]]s |
|combatant1 = [[File:Punjab flag.svg|25px]] [[Banda Bahadur ]]'s [[Sikh]]s |
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|combatant2 = [[File:Flag_of_the_Mughal_Empire_(triangular).svg|25px]] [[Mughal Empire]]<br/> |
|combatant2 = [[File:Flag_of_the_Mughal_Empire_(triangular).svg|25px]] [[Mughal Empire]]<br/> |
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{{Campaignbox Mughal-Sikh Wars}} |
{{Campaignbox Mughal-Sikh Wars}} |
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The '''Siege of Sirhind''' was fought between the [[Mughals]] and [[Sikh]] forces in 1710. The Sikhs initially besieged the city of [[Sirhind]],<ref name="jacques"/> however the [[Mughals]] were quick to recapture the city and quickly moved on to attack the Sikhs at [[Lohgarh]].<ref name="sarsa"/> |
The '''Siege of Sirhind''' was fought between the [[Mughals]] and [[Sikh]] forces in 1710. The Sikhs initially besieged and stormed the city of [[Sirhind]],<ref name="jacques"/> however the [[Mughals]] were quick to recapture the city and quickly moved on to attack the Sikhs at [[Lohgarh]].<ref name="sarsa"/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| Battle of sirhind or chhapar chiri | |||||||
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 Banda Bahadur 's Sikhs |
.svg){kind=small} Mughal Empire | ||||||
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Banda Singh Bahadur |
Wazir khan | ||||||
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The Siege of Sirhind was fought between the Mughals and Sikh forces in 1710. The Sikhs initially besieged and stormed the city of Sirhind,[2] however the Mughals were quick to recapture the city and quickly moved on to attack the Sikhs at Lohgarh.[1]
References
- ^ a b Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 595. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.
- ^ a b Jacques, p. 948