Battle of Sarsa

Battle of Sarsa
	Part ofMughal-Sikh WarsandHill States-Sikh Wars
	; Parivar Vichora gurdwara
Date	21 December 1704
Location	Near theRiver Sarsa
Result	Mughal victory
Belligerents
Khalsa(Sikhs)	Mughal Empire Alliance ofHill Rajas,led byKahlur
Commanders and leaders
Guru Gobind Singh; Bhai Jiwan Singh†; Bhai Udai Singh†; Bhai Mani Singh; Ajit Singh	Wazir Khan (Sirhind); Raja Ajmer Chand; General Khawaja Mohammed; General Nahar Khan; Governor Zabardast Khan
Strength
400-500	unknown
Casualties and losses
	Sikh GeneralBhai Jiwan Singhwas killed.; Bhai Udai Singh was killed.;

TheBattle of Sarsawas fought in 21 December 1704^[3]between theKhalsaand theMughal Empire.

Background and battle

Guru Gobind Singh's family got separated andMani Singh,along with other Sikhs, tookMata Sundar KaurandMata Sahib Kaurto Delhi, whereas Gobind, thePanj Piare,Ajit Singh,Jujhar Singhand a handful of Sikh warriors went toChamkaurfor the last stand.^{[citation needed]}

Even as Mughal GeneralWazir Khanpromised Gobind 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 Gobind's two younger sons,Zorawar SinghandFateh Singhbeing captured and laterextrajudicially executed.Gobind was defeated the next day atChamkaur.^[3]

Notes

^"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

^^a ^bJacques 2007,p. 914.
^Suraj Granth Rut 6 Chapter 32
^^a ^bJaques, Tony (26 June 2015)."Dictionary of Battles and Sieges".friendfeed-media.Greenwood Press. p. 914. Archived fromthe originalon 26 June 2015.Retrieved30 August2022.

Sources

Jacques, Tony (2007).Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8500 Battles from Antiquity Through the Twenty-first Century.Greenwood Press.ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.Archived fromthe originalon 2015-06-26.

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[2] "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]

[FOOTNOTEJacques2007914-1] Jacques 2007,p. 914.

[3] Suraj Granth Rut 6 Chapter 32

[:0-4] Jaques, Tony (26 June 2015)."Dictionary of Battles and Sieges".friendfeed-media.Greenwood Press. p. 914. Archived fromthe originalon 26 June 2015.Retrieved30 August2022.

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