Battle of Hasan Abdal (1813) explained

Conflict:Battle of Hasan Abdal
Place:Hasan Abdal
Partof:Afghan–Sikh wars
Date:7 June 1813[1]
Result:Afghan victory[2]
Combatant1: Durrani Empire
Combatant2: Sikh Empire
Commander1: Fateh Khan Barakzai
Commander2: Bhayya Ram Singh
Strength1:2,000
Strength2:500
Casualties1:50
Casualties2:50

The Battle of Hasan Abdal took place on June 7, 1813, between the Sikhs led by Bhayya Ram Singh and Afghans led by Fateh Khan Barakzai at Hasan Abdal.[3] [4]

The Battle

On 7 June 1813, Fateh Khan Barakzai attacked Hasan Abdal with 2,000 Afghans. Hasan Abdal was under Bhayya Ram Singh with 500 militants. The Battle resulted with 50 casualties on both sides and entire weaponry, horses and camels of Sikh soldiers fell into Fateh's hands.[1] [5]

Aftermath

After the battle, Wazir Akbar Khan and Dost Muhammad Khan besieged the Attock fort and cut off all the supplies to it. The city was soon conquered in the same month after the defeat of Durranis at the battle of Haidru.[1]

See also

References

  1. Web site: www.discoversikhism.com . History Of The Sikhs Vol. V The Sikh Lion of Lahore (Maharaja Ranjit Singh, 1799-1839) : www.DiscoverSikhism.com : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive . 2023-04-27.
  2. Web site: The Panjab Past and Present - Google Books . 2009-05-14 . 2023-04-27.
  3. Book: Rao, Ram Sukh . Ram Sukh Rao's Sri Fateh Singh Partap Prabhakar . 1980 . J. Kaur . 344 . pa.
  4. Book: www.DiscoverSikhism.com . History Of The Sikhs Vol. V The Sikh Lion of Lahore (Maharaja Ranjit Singh, 1799-1839) . English.
  5. Book: The Panjab Past and Present . Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University. . 1989 . the University of Virginia . 75 . en.