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| partof = [[Afghan-Sikh Wars]] |
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| date = 4 May 1835 |
| date = 4 May 1835 |
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| result = {{ublist|Inconclusive}} |
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* Afghan withdrawal<ref name="Gupta"/> |
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| combatant1 = [[File:Sikh Empire flag.jpg|30px]] [[Sikh Empire]] |
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| combatant2 = {{flagicon|Afghanistan|1880}} [[Barakzai dynasty|Barakzais]]<br>Assisted by [[Ghazis]] |
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| strength2 = 3,000–4,000<ref name=:0>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j5UHAQAAIAAJ&q=ramkani+ghazis|title=Umdat-ut-tawarikh|volume=3|author=Sohan Lal Suri|date=1961|pages=228}}</ref> |
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==Battle== |
==Battle== |
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At Ramkani, 3,000-4,000 Ghazis and Barakzais came to check Ranjit Singh's advance. A fierce battle lasted for 12 hours at Ramkani.<ref name=:0/> The enemy waged [[Guerrilla warfare|guerilla warfare]], which made Ranjit Singh fight a defensive battle. The Afghans however decided to |
At Ramkani, 3,000-4,000 Ghazis and Barakzais came to check Ranjit Singh's advance. A fierce battle lasted for 12 hours at Ramkani.<ref name=:0/> The enemy waged [[Guerrilla warfare|guerilla warfare]], which made Ranjit Singh fight a defensive battle. The Afghans however decided to withdraw during the night. Misr Sukh Raj played a role of bravery which made him earn 10,000 rupees yearly by the Maharaja.<ref name="Gupta"/> |
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==Aftermath== |
==Aftermath== |
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[[Category:Conflicts in 1835]] |
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[[Category:May 1835 events]] |
[[Category:May 1835 events]] |
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[[Category:Battles involving the Sikh Empire]] |
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| Battle of Ramkani | |||||||
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 Sikh Empire |
 BarakzaisAssisted by Ghazis | ||||||
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Maharaja Ranjit Singh Misr Sukh Raj | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 3,000–4,000[2] | ||||||
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| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Ramkani was fought on 4 May 1835 by the Sikh forces led by Maharaja Ranjit Singh and some Barakzai and Ghazi forces.
Background
[edit]In the beginning of 1835, Dost Mohammad Khan mobilized 40,000 Afghans, alongside 37 cannons to reclaim Peshawar, which was a part of the Sikh territory after the capture of Peshawar.[3][1]
Battle
[edit]At Ramkani, 3,000-4,000 Ghazis and Barakzais came to check Ranjit Singh's advance. A fierce battle lasted for 12 hours at Ramkani.[2] The enemy waged guerilla warfare, which made Ranjit Singh fight a defensive battle. The Afghans however decided to withdraw during the night. Misr Sukh Raj played a role of bravery which made him earn 10,000 rupees yearly by the Maharaja.[1]
Aftermath
[edit]After this battle, the Sikhs entered the city of Peshawar and Sultan Mohammad Khan, the ruler of the city allied up with the Maharaja already.[4] The Maharaja also wanted to ally up with Dost Mohammad Khan and upon Dost Mohammad's refusal, both sides began preparing for war, leading to the standoff at the Khyber pass.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Hari Ram Gupta (1991). History Of The Sikhs Vol. V The Sikh Lion of Lahore (Maharaja Ranjit Singh, 1799-1839). pp. 175–176. ISBN 9788121505154.
- ^ a b Sohan Lal Suri (1961). Umdat-ut-tawarikh. Vol. 3. p. 228.
- ^ Cunningham, Joseph Davey (1918). A History Of The Sikhs From The Origin Of The Nation To The Battles Of The Sutlej. p. 208.
- ^ Captain Amarinder Singh (2012). The Last Sunset. ISBN 9788174369116.
- ^ Singh, Gulcharan (1976). "General Hari Singh Nalwa". The Sikh Review. 24 (274): 41.
See also
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