Grandeur battle of Peshawar Akali Phula Singh




muhammad azim khan


in 1823 dost muhammad azim khan peacefully takes on peshawar brother sirdar yar mohammand khan under rule of ranjit singh s raj. muhammad azim khan declares jihad against sikh empire , islamic religious teachers motivated around 25,000 jehadi pathans join under mohammad azim khan army. ranjit singh preparing recapture ancient city sent 2,000 horsemen under kanwar sher singh , diwan kirpa ram check advance of afghans. army division sent under hari singh nalwa first group. next maharajah alongside akali phula singh, sardar desa singh majithia, sardar fateh singh ahluwalia joined , reached attock.


sher singh , hari singh crossed attock river via boat bridge , took on jahangira fort after small battle. mohammmad azim khan dispatched army of ghazis under dost muhammad khan , jabbar khan fight against sikhs near jahangira. mohammad azim khan destroyed boat bridge @ attock mahajarah ranjit singh , army not able cross. maharajah ranjit singh started construction of new bridge received news large number of ghazis had encircled army across river , khalsa army had chance of being wiped out there. maharajah ranjit singh ordered army swim across river , sikh forces successful without loss of men , luggage , maharajah ranjit singh reached jahangira. during time jai singh attariwala had left sikh army in 1821 , joined azim khan came ranjit singh instantiated him former rank. here army strategically divided 3 formations. 800 cavalry , 700 infantry soldiers placed under akali phula singh.








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