| Battle of Ramkani | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Afghan-Sikh Wars | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
 Sikh Empire | Barakzai dynasty assisted by Ghazis | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
|
Maharaja Ranjit Singh Misr Sukh Raj | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 3,000-4,000[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Ramkani was fought on 4 May 1835 by the Sikh forces led by Maharaja Ranjit Singh and some Barakzai and Ghazi forces.
Background[]
In the beginning of 1835, Dost Mohammad Khan marched at the head of 40,000 ferocious Afghan troops with 37 cannons and 300,000 rupees to reclaim Peshawar, which was a part of the Sikh territory after the Battle of Peshawar (1834).[2] [3]
Battle[]
At Ramkani, 3,000-4,000 Ghazis and Barakzais came to check Ranjit Singh's advance. A fierce battle lasted for 12 hours at Ramkani.[1] The enemy waged guerilla warfare, which made Ranjit Singh fight a defensive battle. The Afghans however decided to retreat during the night. Misr Sukh Raj played a role of bravery which made him earn 10,000 rupees yearly by the Maharaja.[3]
Aftermath[]
After this victory, the Sikhs entered the city of Peshawar and Sultan Mohammad Khan, the ruler of the city allied up with the Maharaja already.[4] The Maharaja also wanted to ally up with Dost Mohammad Khan and when the Khan rejected the offer, the Sikhs attacked him leading to the Battle of Khyber Pass (1835).[5]
See also[]
- Nihang
- Martyrdom and Sikhism
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sohan Lal Suri (1961). Umdat-ut-tawarikh. 3. pp. 228. https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Umdat_ut_tawarikh/j5UHAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=ramkani+ghazis&dq=ramkani+ghazis&printsec=frontcover.
- ↑ Cunningham, Joseph Davey (1918). A History Of The Sikhs From The Origin Of The Nation To The Battles Of The Sutlej. pp. 208. https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.31113/page/n265/mode/2up.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hari Ram Gupta (1991). History Of The Sikhs Vol. V The Sikh Lion of Lahore (Maharaja Ranjit Singh, 1799-1839). pp. 175-176. ISBN 9788121505154. https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhsVol.VTheSikhLionOfLahoremaharajaRanjitSingh/page/n187/mode/2up.
- ↑ Captain Amarinder Singh (2012). The Last Sunset. ISBN 9788174369116. https://www.google.ca/books/edition/The_Last_Sunset/Y9BbBAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=battle+of+ramkani&pg=PT45&printsec=frontcover.
- ↑ Singh, Gulcharan (1976). "General Hari Singh Nalwa". pp. 41. https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.236219/page/41/mode/2up.
The original article can be found at Battle of Ramkani and the edit history here.