Martyrdom Akali Phula Singh

akali hanuman singh mural @ baba atal sahib

the army prepared storm peshawar , sikh army come ardas akal purakh asking victory , formalize upcoming departure battlefield. upon completion of ceremony ranjit singh heard news of delay of general ventura , sikh artillery , cannons told army stop , tried tell nihang army stop planned attack. akali phula singh refused break khalsa s gurmata made in presence of guru granth sahib fight tonight , fight last without turning back. told ranjit singh may army nihangs leaving battle , won t turn back. akalis entered battlefield first. nihangs charged @ army on horseback when reached army abandoned horses , fought through enemies swords. ranjit singh seeing nihangs successful charge , seeing how nihangs out numbered on battlefield ordered rest of army enter battlefield. prince kharak singh s army charged @ enemy , general ventura had arrived. ranjit singh ordered general balu bahadur s gurkha army attack enemy behind.

in uoper desh region after severe hand-to-hand combat akali phula singh wounded in leg came fight on horse. whilst fighting on horse horse got shot came battlefield on in howdah on elephant upon fired down , attain martyrdom. around time general ventura, hari singh nalwa, , sirdar budh singh attacked muhammad azim khan s army. when ghazis heard azim khan ran away lost hope , defeated. sikhs chased away surviving enemies , after winning battle news of akali phula singhs death spread around army. ranjit singh tears in eyes along other sirdars reached akali phula singhs body lying in howdah. ranjit singh covered body shawl , returned campsite in dismay. next day akali phula singh cremated , ashes deposited in lunda river. akali phula singh succeeded jathedar baba hanuman singh nihang.