Battle of Kasur

Battle of Kasur (1807)
	Part of the Afghan-Sikh Wars
Date	10 February 1807
Location	Kasur
Result	Sikh victory; Capture of Kasur City.;
Belligerents
Sikh Empire	Durrani Empire
Commanders and leaders
Maharaja Ranjit Singh; Jodh Singh Ramgarhia; Hari Singh Nalwa	Qutub ud Din; Muzaffar Khan
Strength
10,000	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown, 200 captured

The Battle of Kasur took place in 1807 between the Sikh Empire and the Afghans and was part of the Afghan-Sikh Wars. The battle was the first significant Sikh victory over the ruler of Kasur.

Battle

The battle of Kasur was led by Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Jodh Singh Ramgarhia as Kasur had been a long thorn in the side of Ranjit Singh's power because of its proximity to his capital city of Lahore.^[3] The battle was also Hari Singh's first significant participation in a Sikh conquest by assuming charge of an independent contingent in 1807, in which the Muslim army surrendered and many of them were put to the sword while many others were taken as prisoners of war. During the campaign, Hari Singh Nalwa showed remarkable bravery and dexterity. and as a result, was granted a jagir in recognition of his services.^[4]

Aftermath

Kasur was annexed into Sikh Empire.

Other battles in the vicinity

Listed north to south.

References

^ Lansford, Tom (2017-02-16). Afghanistan at War: From the 18th-Century Durrani Dynasty to the 21st Century. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598847604.
^ Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa. Sikh Missionary College. 2014. pp. 5–6.
^ Allen 2000, p. 39; Kaur 2004, p. intro..
^ Singh (1976), p. 36

Sources

Allen, Charles (2000). Soldier Sahibs. Abacus. ISBN 0-349-11456-0.
Kaur, Madanjit (2004) [First published 1983]. The Golden Temple: Past and Present (Revised ed.). Amritsar: Guru Nanak Dev University. ISBN 9780836413250.
Singh, Gulcharan (October 1976), "General Hari Singh Nalwa", The Sikh Review, 24 (274): 36–54