Battle of Basoli

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Battle of Basoli
Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars and Hill States-Sikh Wars
Date1702
Location
Result Sikh victory [1] [2]
Belligerents
Sikh flag.jpg Khalsa (Sikhs) Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire
Bilaspur flag.svg Kahlur State
Guler State
Jammu State
Bahu State
Commanders and leaders
Sikh flag.jpg Guru Gobind Singh
Sikh flag.jpg Bhai Daya Singh
Sikh flag.jpg Bhai Dharam Singh
Sikh flag.jpg Bhai Mohkam Singh
Sikh flag.jpg Bhai Himmat Singh
Sikh flag.jpg Bhai Sahib Singh
Sikh flag.jpg Sahibzada Ajit Singh
Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Wazir Khan
Bilaspur flag.svg Raja Ajmer Chand
Raja Dalip Singh of Guler
Raja Gaje Singh of Jammu and Bahu [3]
Strength
3,000 [4] Unknown

The Battle of Basoli was fought between the Mughal Empire and the Sikhs.

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History

The Mughal Army was defeated in the bloody Battle of Nirmohgarh (1702) earlier in the year. After the battle, Sikh Guru Gobind Singh moved to Basoli where the combined forces of the Hill Rajas also crossed River Sutlej and the Sikh Army was attacked by the Hill Rajas under Raja Ajmer Chand. Guru Gobind Singh put up a formidable defense at Basoli. Once again the enemy forces failed to subdue the Sikhs and the Khalsa Army forced the enemy to retreat by quickly defeating them at Basoli. [5]

Aftermath

After the battle, the combined forces of the Mughals and Hill Rajas withdrew to Sirhind and Raja Ajmer Chand established a tactical peace treaty with Guru Gobind Singh. [5]

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