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The Second Battle of Lahore was fought in November 1759 by the Sikh forces led by Jassa Singh Ahluwalia and the Afghan forces led by Jahan Khan.
Background
Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded India for the fifth time during 1759 with the main goal to recapture all the territories taken by his enemies. The Maratha Empire had left Punjab without any resistance, leaving the Sikhs alone against the Afghan Empire. The Afghan army marched for Lahore. When the Sikhs got intel, they attacked the army, scaring away the Durranis during the night.
Battle
When the Shah learnt about this, he sent a 40,000 strong army towards Lahore in order to teach the Sikhs a lesson. Jassa Singh was already prepared. When the battle began, Jassa Singh and Jai Singh attacked the Afghans from the right while the remaining Sikhs attacked from the left. If the Afghans attacked the Sikhs in the right, they would be attacked by the Sikhs in the left and vice versa. The battle concluded at night with both armies retreating, with the Afghans facing 2,000 slain, and Jahan Khan was wounded.
Aftermath
After this fierce engagement, the Afghans had fought the Marathas in the Battle of Taraori (1759) and defeated them.
References
See also
Nihang
Martyrdom and Sikhism
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- Battle of Taraori (1759)
- History of Lahore
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- Sikh Confederacy
- Lahore
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