Battle of Gurdas Nangal

The Battle of Gurdas Nangal was a battle that took place on April 1715 between the Sikhs, led by Banda Singh Bahadur, and the Mughals, led by Abd al-Samad Khan. Banda was at that time carrying on operations and small raids to the north of Amritsar. Just then, the Mughal Army appeared to confront them with the full determination to finally crush the Sikhs. Banda then quickly retired northwards to take shelter in the fort of Gurdaspur. It had been recently extended so as to accommodate 60,000 horses and food. Large stores of grain and fodder had also been collected there. The Mughal Army converged upon the fort from three sides. The Delhi force of 20.000 men under Qamar-ud-din Khan advanced from the east. The Lahore troops consisting of 10,000 men under Abd al-Samad Khan marched from the sou

Battle of Gurdas Nangal

The Battle of Gurdas Nangal was a battle that took place on April 1715 between the Sikhs, led by Banda Singh Bahadur, and the Mughals, led by Abd al-Samad Khan. Banda was at that time carrying on operations and small raids to the north of Amritsar. Just then, the Mughal Army appeared to confront them with the full determination to finally crush the Sikhs. Banda then quickly retired northwards to take shelter in the fort of Gurdaspur. It had been recently extended so as to accommodate 60,000 horses and food. Large stores of grain and fodder had also been collected there. The Mughal Army converged upon the fort from three sides. The Delhi force of 20.000 men under Qamar-ud-din Khan advanced from the east. The Lahore troops consisting of 10,000 men under Abd al-Samad Khan marched from the sou