First Battle of Lahore (1759)

The First Battle of Lahore was fought between the Durrani Empire on one side, and the Maratha Empire and the Sikh Confederacy of the Sukerchakia Misl and the Ahluwalia Misl on the other in 1759.

This article is about the First battle in 1759 for the second battle see Second Battle of Lahore (1759). For other uses, see Battle of Lahore (disambiguation).
First Battle of Lahore
Part of Indian Campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani and
Afghan–Sikh Wars
DateAugust 1759
Location
Lahore
31.5204°N 74.3587°E / 31.5204; 74.3587
Result Combined Maratha and Sikh victory.[1][2]
Belligerents
Maratha Empire

Sikh Confederacy

 Durrani Empire
Commanders and leaders

Raghunathrao
Sidhojiraje Gharge-Desai-Deshmukh

Sabaji Shinde
Tukoji Rao Holkar
Mahadji Shinde
Charat Singh
Jassa Singh Ahluwalia		 Ahmad Shah Durrani
Timur Shah Durrani
Jahan Khan (WIA)
First Battle of Lahore (1759) is located in Pakistan
First Battle of Lahore (1759)
Lahore Fort

Background and battle

Ahmad Shah Durrani raided India for the fifth time in 1759. The Pashtuns began to organize themselves for armed struggle against the Marathas. The Pashtuns had no time to pass information to Kabul for help. General Jahan Khan advanced and captured a Maratha garrison at Peshawar. Then, the invaders overran Attock. Meanwhile, Sabaji Shinde retreated and reached Lahore with fresh troops and a large number of Sikh army of the Sukerchakia and Ahluwalia Misls. In the fierce battle, the Afghans were defeated by the combined forces of the Marathas and the Sukerchakia and Ahluwalia Misls. In the battle, Jahan Khan lost his son and was himself also wounded.[3]

References
  1. Jacques, Tony (2006). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 562. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  2. "Marathas and the English Company 1707-1818 by Sanderson Beck". san.beck.org. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  3. Mehta, J.L. (2005). Advanced study in the history of modern India 1707–1813. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-932705-54-6. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
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