Bahadur Shah had planned to advance upon Banda's stronghold at Lohgarh, however reports of Banda's supposed sorcery and supernatural powers had demoralized the imperial soldiers.[3][4] On 5 December, while a Mughal force under Rustamdil Khan and Firoze Khan Mewati arrived towards Lohgarh to examine the position of Banda's defenses, they were unexpectedly attacked by Banda's forces.[3] The incursion led to heavy imperial losses including Firoz Khan Mewati's nephew killed and son wounded, whereas the Sikhs lost 1,500 men.[3][4] Unable to stand the surging rush of the Sikh army, Rustamdil Khan's army scattered. Rustamdil subsequently received reinforcements from Prince Rafi-us-Shan and his troops continued to advance to Banda's fort.[3][4]
Pre-Siege maneuvers
On 10 December, the imperial army under the command of Rafi-us-Shan, numbering about 60,000, surrounded the fort of Lohgarh on all sides where the left flank was commanded by Rafi-us-Shan of the advance guard of the imperial army and by Raja Udet Singh Bundela of the Bakshi-ul-Mumalik's army, and the right flank commanded by Mumin Khan (Jumat-ul-Mulk Khan-i-Khanan), his sons, Mahabat Khan and Khan Zaman along with Raja Chatarsal Bundela and Islam Khan Mir Atish.[4][3] The centre was commanded by Rustamdil Khan. Mumin Khan's additional support came from troops of Hamid-ud-din and the cortege of Azim-us-Shan and Jahan Shah.[3] The imperial army also included the reinforcement of large number of Rohilla Afghan, Baloch and other plunderers.[4]
Siege
Near the foot of the hill, heavy fighting took place, resulting in a large number of imperial army casualties and the Sikhs being repulsed and retreating up the hill. Later, the imperial troops attacked the fort in great numbers, there was heavy casualties on both sides where among the dead from imperial side was the son of Sucha Nanda.[3][4] The Sikhs with the disadvantages of being outnumbered and having no source of food; many dying of starvation, decided to take a chance by cutting through the enemy lines.[4] Gulab Singh, a recent Sikh convert, decided to sacrifice himself by pretending to be Banda Singh Bahadur. The following day, during dawn, in the midst of the confusion resulting from simultaneous firings on both sides, Banda Singh and the surviving Sikhs escaped from the fort.[3][4]
Following sunrise, the Mughal troops attempted to advance up the hill while the Sikhs were firing at them from their guns within the fort.[3][4] According to Ganda Singh, Gulab Singh and around 10 or 12 wounded Sikhs were made prisoners.[4]Hari Ram Gupta notes that Gulab Singh and 30 of his men were eventually captured and the civilians from the neighboring village taking refuge in the Sikh fort were taken as prisoners.[3] A large amount of booty in the fort was retrieved by the Mughals. On 12 December, the Mughals discovered that they had captured Banda's duplicate much to their dismay.[3][4]
References
^ abSaggu, DS (2018). Battle Tactics And War Manoeuvres of the Sikhs. Notion Press. ISBN9781642490060.
^ abcJacques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 595. ISBN978-0-313-33536-5.
^ abcdefghijklGupta, Hari Ram (1978) [1937]. History of the Sikhs: Evolution of Sikh Confederacies (1707-1769). Munshiram Motilal Publishers. pp. 19–21. ISBN978-8121502481.
^ abcdefghijklSingh, Ganda (1990) [1935]. Life of Banda Singh Bahadur. Publication Bureau, Punjabi University. pp. 138–145.
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battle, lohgarh, mughal, emperor, bahadur, shah, army, moved, towards, lohgarh, where, they, engaged, with, sikhs, capture, fort, december, 1710, part, mughal, sikh, warsdate1710locationlohgarhresultmughal, victory, belligerentskhalsa, sikhs, mughal, empirecom. The Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah s army moved towards Lohgarh where they engaged with the Sikhs to capture the fort on 16 December 1710 1 2 Battle of LohgarhPart of Mughal Sikh WarsDate1710LocationLohgarhResultMughal victory 1 2 3 BelligerentsKhalsa Sikhs Mughal EmpireCommanders and leadersBanda Singh BahadurBahadur Shah Rafi us Shan Kanwar Khan Munim Khan II Udet Singh Bundela Mahabat Khan Khan Zaman Chatarsal Bundela Islam Khan Mir Atish Hamid ud din Azim us Shan Jahan ShahStrengthUnknown 4 60 000 2 Contents 1 Battle 2 Pre Siege maneuvers 3 Siege 4 ReferencesBattle EditBahadur Shah had planned to advance upon Banda s stronghold at Lohgarh however reports of Banda s supposed sorcery and supernatural powers had demoralized the imperial soldiers 3 4 On 5 December while a Mughal force under Rustamdil Khan and Firoze Khan Mewati arrived towards Lohgarh to examine the position of Banda s defenses they were unexpectedly attacked by Banda s forces 3 The incursion led to heavy imperial losses including Firoz Khan Mewati s nephew killed and son wounded whereas the Sikhs lost 1 500 men 3 4 Unable to stand the surging rush of the Sikh army Rustamdil Khan s army scattered Rustamdil subsequently received reinforcements from Prince Rafi us Shan and his troops continued to advance to Banda s fort 3 4 Pre Siege maneuvers EditOn 10 December the imperial army under the command of Rafi us Shan numbering about 60 000 surrounded the fort of Lohgarh on all sides where the left flank was commanded by Rafi us Shan of the advance guard of the imperial army and by Raja Udet Singh Bundela of the Bakshi ul Mumalik s army and the right flank commanded by Mumin Khan Jumat ul Mulk Khan i Khanan his sons Mahabat Khan and Khan Zaman along with Raja Chatarsal Bundela and Islam Khan Mir Atish 4 3 The centre was commanded by Rustamdil Khan Mumin Khan s additional support came from troops of Hamid ud din and the cortege of Azim us Shan and Jahan Shah 3 The imperial army also included the reinforcement of large number of Rohilla Afghan Baloch and other plunderers 4 Siege EditNear the foot of the hill heavy fighting took place resulting in a large number of imperial army casualties and the Sikhs being repulsed and retreating up the hill Later the imperial troops attacked the fort in great numbers there was heavy casualties on both sides where among the dead from imperial side was the son of Sucha Nanda 3 4 The Sikhs with the disadvantages of being outnumbered and having no source of food many dying of starvation decided to take a chance by cutting through the enemy lines 4 Gulab Singh a recent Sikh convert decided to sacrifice himself by pretending to be Banda Singh Bahadur The following day during dawn in the midst of the confusion resulting from simultaneous firings on both sides Banda Singh and the surviving Sikhs escaped from the fort 3 4 Following sunrise the Mughal troops attempted to advance up the hill while the Sikhs were firing at them from their guns within the fort 3 4 According to Ganda Singh Gulab Singh and around 10 or 12 wounded Sikhs were made prisoners 4 Hari Ram Gupta notes that Gulab Singh and 30 of his men were eventually captured and the civilians from the neighboring village taking refuge in the Sikh fort were taken as prisoners 3 A large amount of booty in the fort was retrieved by the Mughals On 12 December the Mughals discovered that they had captured Banda s duplicate much to their dismay 3 4 References Edit a b Saggu DS 2018 Battle Tactics And War Manoeuvres of the Sikhs Notion Press ISBN 9781642490060 a b c Jacques Tony 2007 Dictionary of Battles and Sieges Greenwood Press p 595 ISBN 978 0 313 33536 5 a b c d e f g h i j k l Gupta Hari Ram 1978 1937 History of the Sikhs Evolution of Sikh Confederacies 1707 1769 Munshiram Motilal Publishers pp 19 21 ISBN 978 8121502481 a b c d e f g h i j k l Singh Ganda 1990 1935 Life of Banda Singh Bahadur Publication Bureau Punjabi University pp 138 145 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Lohgarh amp oldid 1146689427, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
