Battle of Sonipat
The Battle of Sonipat was fought between Sikhs and Mughal Empire in 1709.In 1708, Banda Singh Bahadur became the leader of Sikh army and he was sent to Punjab to fight against Mughal Empire. He first camped at Khanda and marched to Sonipat attacked the town and threw an open challenge to Mughal Empire. The faujdar was utterly unprepared but was routed and was defeated and the winners looted the state treasury.