Battle of Amritsar (1757)


The Battle of Amritsar was fought between Durrani Empire and Sikh Misls of Dal Khalsa in 1757.

The Battle

was returning home after sacking Delhi in January 1757, but on the way his army was attacked by Baba Deep Singh. Shah sent his son Timur Shah Durrani to chastise the Sikhs. A battle was fought at the village Gohawar where a small number of Sikhs drove off Afghans. Baba Deep Singh, the leader of the Sikhs, was martyred by General Attal Khan.