Battle of Lohgarh

Date	1710
Location	Lohgarh
Result	Mughal Victory. Banda Singh Bahadur flees Lohgarh, before Mughals storm the fortress.^[1]

Belligerents

Banda Bahadur Sikhs

Mughal Empire

Commanders and leaders

Banda Singh Bahadur

Kanwar Khan

Strength

60,000^[1]

Mughal-Sikh Wars

Battle of Nadaun First Battle of Anandpur Second Battle of Anandpur Second Battle of Chamkaur (1704) Battle of Sarsa Battle of Muktsar Battle of Samana Battle of Chappar Chiri Siege of Sirhind Battle of Lohgarh Battle of Jalalabad (1710) Battle of Jammu Battle of Gurdas Nangal

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 on December 10, 1710.^[1] Banda Singh Bahadur was quick to flee the scene before the Mughals took the fortress.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 595. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.

2.Responding to the Sikh victories in Punjab, Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah's army captured Sirhind then advanced on the Sikh fortress of Lohgarh near Sadhaura.Both sides lost heavily in assaults and sorties before the Emperor send with 60,000 troops .Banda Bahadur soon fled and General kanwar khan then took the fortress by storm in 1710.

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