Battle of Basoli

Battle of Basoli
Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars and Hill States-Sikh Wars
Date 1702 Location Basoli, Kathua District, Jammu and Kashmir. Result Sikh victory[1][2]
Belligerents
Khalsa (Sikhs)	Mughal Empire Kahlur State Guler State Jammu State Bahu State
Commanders and leaders
Guru Gobind Singh Bhai Daya Singh Bhai Dharam Singh Bhai Mohkam Singh Bhai Himmat Singh Bhai Sahib Singh Sahibzada Ajit Singh	Wazir Khan Raja Ajmer Chand Raja Dalip Singh of Guler Raja Gaje Singh of Jammu and Bahu[3]
Strength
3,000[4]	Unknown

The Battle of Basoli was fought between the Mughal Empire and the Sikhs.

History

The Mughal Army was defeated in the bloody Battle of Nirmohgarh (1702) earlier in the year. After the battle, Sikh Guru Gobind Singh moved to Basoli where the combined forces of the Hill Rajas also crossed River Sutlej and the Sikh Army was attacked by the Hill Rajas under Raja Ajmer Chand. Guru Gobind Singh put up a formidable defense at Basoli. Once again the enemy forces failed to subdue the Sikhs and the Khalsa Army forced the enemy to retreat by quickly defeating them at Basoli.^[5]

Aftermath

After the battle, the combined forces of the Mughals and Hill Rajas withdrew to Sirhind and Raja Ajmer Chand established a tactical peace treaty with Guru Gobind Singh.^[5]

References

1. Jacques, Tony (2006). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
2. Sagoo, Harbans (2001). Banda Singh Bahadur and Sikh Sovereignty. Deep & Deep Publications. ISBN 9788176293006.
3. Jeratha, Aśoka (2000). Forts and palaces of the Western Himalaya. New Delhi: Indus Pub. Co. p. 94–95. ISBN 9788173871047.
4. Max Arthur Macauliffe (1909). The Sikh Religion, Its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors Volume 5. p. 140. ISBN 9781013989247.
5. Surjit Singh Gandhi (2007). History of Sikh Gurus Retold: 1606-1708 C.E. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 820. ISBN 9788126908585.