Battle of Goindval
The Battle of Goindval took place in March 1761, with the Sikhs led by Jassa Singh Ahluwalia surprising the Durrani Empire's forces near the Beas River and releasing captives who had been taken prisoner after the Third Battle of Panipat.
Background
Following his triumph against the Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat, Ahmad Shah Abdali decided to return to Afghanistan, laden with spoils and heavy baggage. The captives’ families appealed for rescue when the Sikhs were in Amritsar for their yearly gathering.[2][3] Jassa Singh Ahluwalia set out to ambush the Afghans with small bands.
Battle
Small groups of Sikhs launched night attacks on the Durrani Army from all directions.[4] They would loot the soldiers of their possessions, vanish into the night, and retreat deep into the forest to spend the day there. This activity persisted into the night. The Sikhs ambushed Ahmad Shah Abdali as he was trying to cross the Beas River at Goindwal, looting riches valued at lakhs of rupees and freeing 2,200 captives.[5][6][7][8][9]
Aftermath
The liberated Hindu captives were brought back to their homes following the surprise attack.[10] The Shah launched a few expeditions against the Sikhs as soon as he arrived in Lahore, but he was unable to take any significant action against them because of his heavy baggage and loot and had to return to Afghanistan.[11][12]
References
- ↑ Lal, Kanhaiya (1877). Tarikh-i-Punjab. Lahore: Majlis Taraqqi Adab. p. 102. Search this book on
- ↑ Dept. of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University (1992). The Panjab Past and Present. Department of Punjab Historical Studies. p. 71. Search this book on
- ↑ Chowdhry, Mohindra (13 Mar 2018). Defence of Europe by Sikh Soldiers in the World Wars. Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 40. ISBN 9781788037983. Search this book on
- ↑ Singh, Ganda (1977). Ahmad Shah Durrani: Father of Modern Afghanistan (reprint ed.). Gosha-e-Adab. p. 264. Search this book on
- ↑ Mehta, Jaswant Lal (1 Jan 2005). Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 302. ISBN 9781932705546. Search this book on
- ↑ Gupta, Hari Ram (1978). History of the Sikhs: Evolution of Sikh confederacies, 1708-1769. Punjab (India): Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. p. 168. Search this book on
- ↑ Singh, Khushwant (1963). A History of the Sikhs: 1469-1839. Punjab: Princeton University Press. p. 151. Search this book on
- ↑ Latif, Muhammed (1891). History of the Panjáb from the Remotest Antiquity to the Present Time (limited ed.). Punjab (India): Calcutta Central Press Company. p. 317. Search this book on
- ↑ Singh, Gopal (1939). A History Of The Sikh People. WORLD BOOK CENTRE. p. 403. Search this book on
- ↑ Bhaṅgū, Ratana Siṅgha (1810). Sri Gur Panth Prakash (PDF). Punjab: Institute of Sikh Studies. p. 760. ISBN 9788185815282. Search this book on
- ↑ Seetal, Sohan Singh (1971). Rise Of The Sikh Power In The Panjab. Punjab (India): Dhanpat Rai. p. 297. Search this book on
- ↑ Gandhi, Surjit Singh (1999). Sikhs in the Eighteenth Century: Their Struggle for Survival and Supremacy. Singh Bros. p. 599. ISBN 9788172052171. Search this book on
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