Battle of Sarsa
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TheBattle of Sarsawas fought in 21 December 1704[3]between theKhalsaand theMughal Empire.
Background and battle
[edit]Guru Gobind Singh's family got separated andMani Singh,along with other Sikhs, tookMata Sundar KaurandMata Sahib Kaurto Delhi, whereas Guru Gobind Singh, thePanj Piare,Ajit Singh,Jujhar Singhand a handful of Sikh warriors went toChamkaurfor the last stand.[citation needed]
Even as Mughal GeneralWazir Khanpromised Guru Gobind Singh safe passage after the siege of Anandpur, he still pursued the survivors. At Shahi Tibbi, Jiwan Singh was killed and the Sikhs were destroyed while crossing theSarsa River,with Guru Gobind Singh's two younger sons,Zorawar SinghandFateh Singhbeing captured and laterextrajudicially executed.Gobind was defeated the next day atChamkaur.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^"Despite promising Guru Gobind Singh safe passage after the siege of Anandpur, Mughal General Wazir Khan pursued the survivors. At Shahi Tibbi, Jiwan Singh was killed in a rear- guard action. The Sikhs were then destroyed while crossing the Sarsa, with the Guru’s two younger sons captured and later murdered. Gobind was defeated next day at Chamkaur (21 December 1704)."[1]
References
[edit]- ^abJacques 2007,p. 914.
- ^Suraj Granth Rut 6 Chapter 32
- ^abJaques, Tony (26 June 2015)."Dictionary of Battles and Sieges".friendfeed-media.Greenwood Press. p. 914. Archived fromthe originalon 26 June 2015.Retrieved30 August2022.
Sources
[edit]- Jacques, Tony (2007).Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8500 Battles from Antiquity Through the Twenty-first Century.Greenwood Press.ISBN978-0-313-33536-5.Archived fromthe originalon 2015-06-26.