List of historical Sikh generals
List of Generals of the Sikh Khalsa Army. Ranjit Singh encircled himself with an array of generals and soldiers. They were men from different clans, castes and regions.[1] [2]
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These included:
- Chattar Singh Attariwalla
- Dal Singh Naherna
- Desa Singh Majithia
- Raja Fateh Singh
- Sardar Diwan Singh Mann
- Fateh Singh Mann
- Fateh Singh Kalianvala
- Ghause Khan (Mian Ghausa)
- Gulab Singh Pahuwindia
- Gurmukh Singh Lamba
- Amar Singh Majithia
- Hari Singh Nalwa
- Himmat Singh Jallewalia
- Sardar Sulakhan Singh Puar
- Hukma Singh Chimni
- Joga Singh Badesha (son of Tara Singh Ghaiba)
- Lehna Singh Majithia
- Sardar Kahan Singh Naushera
- Mahan Singh Mirpuri
- Misr Diwan Chand
- Mokham Chand
- Phula Singh
- Sangat Singh Saini
- Sawan Mal
- Sham Singh Attariwala
- Sher Singh
- Ilahi Bakhsh
- Sultan Mahmud Khan (Son of Ghause Khan)
- Veer Singh Dillon (Jallaha of Gurdaspore)
- Zorawar Singh
Among his European Mercenary Generals were:
- Jean-François Allard - French
- Paolo Di Avitabile – Italian (Naples)
- Claude Auguste Court – French
- Jean-Baptiste Ventura – Italian (Modena)
Americans of note:
- Alexander Gardner – American (Scots – Irish)
- Josiah Harlan – American general and later governor of Gujrat
References
- ^ Singh, Gulcharan (1976). Ranjit Singh and his generals. Sujlana Publishers.
- ^ https://archive.org/details/sketchofsikhssin00malcrich