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The Battle of Chamkaur, also known as Battle of Chamkaur Sahib or the Second battle of Chamkaur, was fought between the Khalsa, led by Guru Gobind Singh, and the coalition forces of the Mughals led by Wazir Khan and Hindu hill chiefs. Guru Gobind Singh makes a reference to this battle in his letter Zafarnama.
Situated on the banks of the Sirhind Canal, Chamkaur sahib is at a distance of 15 km from Morinda and 16 km from Rupnagar. Guru Gobind Singh and his two elder sons and 40 followers had come to this place from Kotla Nihang Khan with his Mughal pursuers close on his heels.
The First battle of Chamkaur was fought in 1702 between the Sikhs and the Mughals. It resulted in a Sikh victory and the Mughal General Sayyad Beg defecting to the Sikhs with some troops. It resulted in a Sikh victory and the Mughal General Sayyad Beg defecting to the Sikhs with some troops.
The district comprises four Tehsils, Rupnagar, Anandpur Sahib, Chamkaur Sahib and Nangal and includes 617 villages and 6 towns: Rupnagar, Chamkaur Sahib, Anandpur Sahib, Morinda, Kiratpur Sahib and Nangal. All the towns except Chamkaur Sahib have railway connections. The Satluj river passes close to the towns of Nangal, Rupnagar, and Anandpur ...
In First Battle of Chamkaur, there was a small army of 500 soldiers with the Guru. [citation needed] Alif Khan could not fight alone which made the entire enemy force including the hill rajas retreat. [33] In First Battle of Anandpur (1704), the commander of the Mughals was severely wounded while battling and retreated the force led by him.
Sangat Singh took part in battles of Bhangani, Bajrur, Nadaun, all four battle of Anandpur Sahib, Bansali, Nirmohgarh, Sarsa and Chamkaur. [1]In second Battle of Chamkaur, Sikhs lost almost most soldiers and the Guru decided to go on war front but it was opposed by present Sikhs on their insistence he agreed to make a bid to escape from Chamkaur and his attire, dastar and kalgi was given to ...
Some Sikh accounts note Singh's two younger sons — Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh — to have successfully fought at Chamkaur before being captured. [4] Other accounts note that they along with their grandmother had been separated from the Sikh retinue while migrating away from Anandapur; subsequently, they were betrayed by local officials and ...
Battle of Chamkaur: 1704 40 1,000,000 Khalsa Fauj: Mughal Empire & Hindu Rajas of Sivalik Hills: Sikh Victory Battle of Muktsar: 1705 1,340 12,000 Khalsa Fauj: Mughal Empire: Sikh Victory Battle of Baghaur 1707 15+ Unknown Khalsa Fauj: Baghaur Hindu Residents and Soldiers Sikh Victory Battle of Jajau: 1707 265,000 inc 300 Sikhs 130,000 Mughals ...