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18th-century battle in North India
| Battle of Sarsa | |
|---|---|
| Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars and Hill States-Sikh Wars | |
 Parivar Vichora gurdwara |
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| Date21 December 1704LocationNear the River SarsaResultMughal victory[a] | |
| Belligerents | |
 Khalsa (Sikhs) |
 Mughal Empire  Alliance of Hill Rajas, led by Kahlur |
| Commanders and leaders | |
| Guru Gobind SinghBhai Jiwan Singh †Bhai Udai Singh † Bhai Mani SinghAjit Singh |
Wazir Khan (Sirhind)Raja Ajmer ChandGeneral Khawaja MohammedGeneral Nahar KhanGovernor Zabardast Khan |
| Strength | |
| 400–500[2] | Unknown |
| Casualties and losses | |
| Bhai Udai Singh was killed. |
The Battle of Sarsa was fought in 21 December 1704[3] between the Khalsa and the Mughal Empire.
Background and battle
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Guru Gobind Singh's family got separated and Mani Singh, along with other Sikhs, took Mata Sundar Kaur and Mata Sahib Kaur to Delhi, whereas Guru Gobind Singh, the Panj Piare, Ajit Singh, Jujhar Singh and a handful of Sikh warriors went to Chamkaur for the last stand.[_citation needed_]
Even as Mughal General Wazir Khan promised Guru Gobind Singh safe passage after the siege of Anandpur, he still pursued the survivors.
^ "Despite promising Guru Gobind Singh safe passage after the siege of Anandpur, Mughal General Wazir Khan pursued the survivors.[1]
^ Jacques 2007, p. 914.
^ Suraj Granth Rut 6 Chapter 32
^ Jaques, Tony (26 June 2015). "Dictionary of Battles and Sieges". friendfeed-media.com. Greenwood Press. p. 914. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- Jacques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8500 Battles from Antiquity Through the Twenty-first Century. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.