Battle of Kasur

Battle of Kasur
Part of the Afghan-Sikh Wars
Date1807
Location
Kasur
Result
  • Decisive Sikh victory.[1]
  • Capture of Kasur City.[2]
Belligerents
Sikh Empire Ruler of Kasur
Commanders and leaders
  • Qutub ud Din
  • Muzzaffar Khan

The Battle of Kasur took place in 1807 between the Sikh Empire and the Pathans. The battle was the first significant Sikh victory over the ruler of Kasur. Hari Singh Nalwa's first independent expedition in which Muslims armies surrendered at the evening, many of them were put to the sword and many were taken as Prisoners of War. Kasur was annexed into the Sikh Empire.[3]

References
  1. Sandhu, Autar Singh (1935), General Hari Singh Nalwa, Lahore: Cunningham Historical Society
  2. Lansford, Tom (2017-02-16). Afghanistan at War: From the 18th-Century Durrani Dynasty to the 21st Century. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598847604.
  3. Vanit Nalwa. "Champion of the Khalsaji".
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