Siege of Sirhind
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| Battle of sirhind or chhapar chiri | |||||||
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| Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Banda Bahadur 's Sikhs |
.svg){kind=small} Mughal Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Banda Singh Bahadur |
Wazir khan | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | unknown | ||||||
Sikh leader Banda Singh Bahadur 's ragged peasant army succeeded in an attack on the a mughal city of Samana, then besieged Sirhind in Punjab, defended by a large and well armed force under the Subedar. Wazir khan.Outside the city at chhappar chiri the Sikhs defeated and killed Wazir khan and massacred his army on 22nd May,1710 and then they stormed and sacked Sirhind
References
- ^ Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 595. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.
- ^ Jacques, p. 948
2.page. 968 Sikh leader Banda Singh Bahadur 's ragged peasant army succeeded in an attack on the a mughal city of Samana, then besieged Sirhind in Punjab, defended by a large and well armed force under the Subedar. Wazir khan.Outside the city at chhappar chiri the Sikhs defeated and killed Wazir khan and massacred his army on 22nd May,1710 and then they stormed and sacked Sirhind .