Battle of Pharwala
The Battle of Pharwala, which took place between Mughal Empire and Delhi Sultanate, Gakhars in 1518, ended with the victory of the Mughals.
| Battle of Pharwala | |||||||
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| Part of Campaigns of Babur | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Mughal Empire |
Delhi Sultanate Gakhars | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur |
Hâti Keker With unknown other Generals | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Very small, some hundred |
30-40 armoured cavalrymen[1] Unknown Large number of infantry[2][3] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
On 13 march, Babur left Bhira, and moved north towards to the “Gokhar” lands. His small army rode all day on 14 march, then after a short break continued on the morning of 15 March, until the army was two smiles from Pharwala. Babur decided to try and the the fortress by surprise, so at this stage his army was ordered to go to the gallop. The left and centre of the army charged straight up the read towards the fort, while the right wing went to the east, Babur after defeated them.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Baburnama". 2006.
- ↑ "Baburnama". 2006.
- ↑ Rickard, J (14 May 2010), Battle of Pharwala, 15 March 1519 http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_pharwala.html
- ↑ "Baburnama". 2006.
- "Gakhar Architecture in Potohar, Punjab(Pakistan)" (PDF). 2016.
- Robert Boone's, F., 2013. Beat the Drum Slowly. eBookIt.com.
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