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| commander2 = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|25px]][[Wazir Khan (Sirhind)]]<br />[[File:Bilaspur_flag.svg|25px]]Raja Ajmer Chand<br />[[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|25px]]General Khawaja Mohammed<br />[[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg| 25px]]General Nahar Khan<br />[[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg| 25px]]Governor Zabardast Khan |
| commander2 = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|25px]][[Wazir Khan (Sirhind)]]<br />[[File:Bilaspur_flag.svg|25px]]Raja Ajmer Chand<br />[[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|25px]]General Khawaja Mohammed<br />[[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg| 25px]]General Nahar Khan<br />[[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg| 25px]]Governor Zabardast Khan |
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| strength1 = 400-500<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gupta |first=Hari Ram |title=History of the Sikhs, Volume 1 |url=https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhsVol.ITheSikhGurus1469-1708/page/n305/mode/2up?q=sarsa|year=1939}}</ref><ref>Suraj Granth Rut 6 Chapter 32</ref> |
| strength1 = 400-500<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gupta |first=Hari Ram |title=History of the Sikhs, Volume 1 |url=https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhsVol.ITheSikhGurus1469-1708/page/n305/mode/2up?q=sarsa|year=1939}}</ref><ref>Suraj Granth Rut 6 Chapter 32</ref> |
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| strength2 = 10,000 - 12,000 > Under a peace treaty Guru Gobined Singh along with Sikhs left the fort on the night of 6 December 1704.When Sikhs reached near river Sarsa,they were attacked by a large army of Michael's and hilly kings.the mughals broke their oaths and attacked Huey's forces |
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| strength2 = 200,000+<ref>Suraj Granth Rut 6 Chapter 31</ref> |
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| casualties1 = * Sikh General [[Bhai Jiwan Singh]] was killed.{{sfn|Jacques|2007|p=914}} |
| casualties1 = * Sikh General [[Bhai Jiwan Singh]] was killed.{{sfn|Jacques|2007|p=914}} |
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* Bhai Udai Singh was killed. |
* Bhai Udai Singh was killed. |
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| Battle of Sarsa | |||||||
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 Khalsa |
 Rajas of the Sivalik Hills | ||||||
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Bhai Jiwan Singh †Bhai Udai Singh † Bhai Mani SinghAjit Singh |
 Wazir Khan (Sirhind)Raja Ajmer ChandGeneral Khawaja MohammedGeneral Nahar KhanGovernor Zabardast Khan | ||||||
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| 400-500[2][3] | 10,000 - 12,000 > Under a peace treaty Guru Gobined Singh along with Sikhs left the fort on the night of 6 December 1704.When Sikhs reached near river Sarsa,they were attacked by a large army of Michael's and hilly kings.the mughals broke their oaths and attacked Huey's forces | ||||||
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[4]The Battle of Sarsa was fought in 21 December 1704[5] between the Khalsa and the Mughal Empire. Guru Gobind Singh's family got separated and Mani Singh, along with other Sikhs, took Mata Sundri and Mata Sahib Kaur to Delhi, whereas Gobind, the Panj Piare, Ajit Singh, Jujhar Singh and a handful of Sikh warriors went to Chamkaur for the last stand.[citation needed]
Even as Mughal General Wazir Khan promised Gobind safe passage after the siege of Anandpur, he still pursued the survivors. At Shahi Tibbi, Jiwan Singh was killed and the Sikhs were destroyed while crossing the Sarsa River, with Gobind's two younger sons being captured and later murdered. Gobind was defeated the next day at Chamkaur.[5]
See also
Notes
- ^ "Despite promising Guru Gobind Singh safe passage after the siege of Anandpur, Mughal General Wazir Khan pursued the survivors. At Shahi Tibbi, Jiwan Singh was killed in a rear- guard action. The Sikhs were then destroyed while crossing the Sarsa, with the Guru’s two younger sons captured and later murdered. Gobind was defeated next day at Chamkaur (21 December 1704)."[1]
References
- ^ a b Jacques 2007, p. 914.
- ^ Gupta, Hari Ram (1939). History of the Sikhs, Volume 1.
- ^ Suraj Granth Rut 6 Chapter 32
- ^ Suraj Granth Rut 6 Chapter 31
- ^ a b Jaques, Tony (26 June 2015). "Dictionary of Battles and Sieges". friendfeed-media.com. Greenwood Press. p. 914. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
Sources
- Jacques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8500 Battles from Antiquity Through the Twenty-first Century. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.
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