First Battle of Anandpur (1704)

First Battle of Anandpur
	Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars
Date	1704
Location	Anandpur
Result	Sikh Victory.
Belligerents
Khalsa	Mughal Empire; Rajas of the Sivalik Hills;
Commanders and leaders
Guru Gobind Singh Bhai Daya Singh Bhai Dharam Singh Bhai Mohkam Singh Bhai Himmat Singh Bhai Sahib Singh	Ramjan Khan WIA
Casualties and losses
unknown	unknown.

The First Battle of Anandpur was fought between the Mughal Empire and the Sikhs in 1704.

The Battle[]

The Mughals were defeated in the First Battle of Chamkaur (1702) therefore the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb sent a huge force under General Ramjan Khan to Anandpur. General Sayyid Khan was replaced by General Ramjan Khan.Ramjan khan besieged the fort of Anandpur and the battle starts.In the battle, Ramjan Khan was severely wounded against the Guru at the well militarised fort of Anandpur Sahib. Hence, seeing all failure of the efforts the mughal forces were forcefully repulsed by the Sikhs.

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20150626120848/http://m.friendfeed-media.com/6e9ec7f58014456d2d5fd015cc8af9d2974509c0.

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[sarsa-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20150626120848/http://m.friendfeed-media.com/6e9ec7f58014456d2d5fd015cc8af9d2974509c0.

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