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Battle of Lohgarh
Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars
Date1710
LocationLohgarh
Result Mughal Victory. Banda Singh Bahadur flees Lohgarh, before Mughals storm the fortress.
Belligerents
Banda Bahadur Sikhs Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Banda Singh Bahadur Kanwar Khan
Strength
unknown 60,000
Late Mughal-Sikh Wars

After Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah's army recaptured Sirhind from the Sikhs, the Mughal army moved towards Lohgarh, where they engaged with the Sikhs and defeated them on December 10, 1710. Banda Singh Bahadur was quick to flee the scene before the Mughal's took the fortress.

References

  1. ^ Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 595. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.
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