| Battle of Patti | |||||||
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| Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Dal Khalsa |  Mughal Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown |  Alim Beg Khan Qasim Khan | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown [1] | Unknown [1] | ||||||
The Battle of Patti was fought in March 1754 between three Sikhs and Mughal forces led by Alim Beg Khan. The battle location was fought in the city of Patti.
Qasim Khan was provided with some pieces of cannon, 300 jizairchis,100 Turki cavalry, a few thousand horse and foot, and several thousand rupees in cash. [1] Qasim Khan appointed his brother Alim Beg Khan to lead a raiding party of one thousand cavalry and foot, against where the Sikhs had gathered. [2] [3] His brothers fought against the Sikhs in which 300 soldiers of his were killed. [4] Upon learning this, Qasim marched to the battlefield.
Qasim was accompanied by 2 horsemen that joined him. He saw that his men were running away from the battlefield. After proceeding further, he was shocked and surprised to see just 3 Mughal horsemen driving away the Sikh forces. [1] [5] [2] [6] He followed the three Sikhs finding a large number of dead bodies. [7] Qasim Khan was rushed to safety by a tribesmen. [1] [2]
After a few days, Qasim marched back. [5] He recruited 8,000 Sikhs soldiers with friendly negotiations and planned to seize Lahore with them. [1]
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