Battle of Haidru (1828) explained

Conflict:Battle of Haidru
Place:Haidru, Attock
Partof:Jihad movement of Ahmad Barelvi
Date:1828
Result:Sikh victory
Combatant1: Sikh Empire
Combatant2: Mujahideen
Commander1: Hari Singh Nalwa
Commander2: Syed Ahmad Barelvi
Strength1:20,000[1]
Strength2:Unknown
Casualties1:Unknown
Casualties2:three-fourth of the army killed

The Battle of Haidru, also called Battle of Attock, was fought in 1828 by the Sikh forces led by Hari Singh Nalwa and the Mujahideen forces led by Syed Ahmad Barelvi.

Background and Battle

After being unsuccessful with Peshawar, Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi made a plan to take over Attock.[2] However, Khadi Khan of Hund who was a close ally of Sayyid betrayed the Mujahideen and told the plan to Hari Singh Nalwa, and the plan failed.[3] [4] After the battle, Sayyid moved to the west of the Indus.[2]

Aftermath

After the treachery of Khadi Khan, Sayyid defeated and killed him in 1829 at the battle of Hund.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: State Formation and the Establishment of Non-Muslim Hegemony. Rishi Singh. 2014. SAGE Publications India . 9789351505044.
  2. Book: Hari Ram Gupta . History Of The Sikhs Vol. V The Sikh Lion of Lahore (Maharaja Ranjit Singh, 1799-1839) . 1991 . 9788121505154 . 163. Munshiram Manoharlal .
  3. Book: Journal of the United Service Institution of India. 19-20. 1890. 183.
  4. Book: selections from the records of the government of the punjab and its dependencies. CAPTAIN P. L. N. CAVAGNARI. 1875. 45.
  5. Book: A History of the Freedom Movement: 1707-1831. 1957. 594.