Battle of Chamkaur
| Battle of Chamkaur | |||||||
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| Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars and Hill States-Sikh Wars | |||||||
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Mughal Empire Alliance of Hill States | Khalsa (Sikhs) | ||||||
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| Unknown, but much larger (Gobind Singh's Zafarnama metaphorically states that the Mughal soldiers numbered 1 million) | 40 | ||||||
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The Battle of Chamkaur, also known as Battle of Chamkaur Sahib or the Second battle of Chamkaur, was fought between the Khalsa, led by Guru Gobind Singh, and the coalition forces of the Mughals led by Wazir Khan and Hindu hill chiefs. Guru Gobind Singh makes a reference to this battle in his letter Zafarnama.