Battle of Hasan Abdal (1813)

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Battle of Hasan Abdal
Part of Afghan–Sikh Wars
Date7 June 1813 [1]
Location
Hasan Abdal
Result Afghan victory [1] [2]
Belligerents
Durrani Empire Sikh Empire
Commanders and leaders
Fateh Khan Barakzai Bhayya Ram Singh  †
Strength
2,000 500
Casualties and losses
50 50

The Battle of Hasan Abdal took place on June 7, 1813, between the Sikhs led by Bhayya Ram Singh and Afghans led by Fateh Khan Barakzai at Hasan Abdal. [1]

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The Battle

On 7 June 1813, Fateh Khan Barakzai attacked Hasan Abdal with 2,000 Afghans. Hasan Abdal was under Bhayya Ram Singh with 500 militants. The Battle resulted with 50 casualties on both sides and entire weaponry, horses and camels of Sikh soldiers fell into Fateh's hands. [1] [2]

Aftermath

After the battle, Wazir Akbar Khan and Dost Muhammad Khan besieged the Attock fort and cut off all the supplies to it. The city was soon conquered in the same month after the defeat of Durranis at the battle of Haidru. [1] [ clarification needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Gupta, Hari Ram (2008). History Of The Sikhs The Sikh Lion of Lahore (Maharaja Ranjit Singh, 1799-1839). Vol. V. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. ISBN   81-215-0515-1.
  2. 1 2 "The Panjab Past and Present - Google Books". 2009-05-14. pp. 99–100. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
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