Battle of Kasur (1763)

Battle of Kasur
	Part of Afghan-Sikh wars
Date	May 1763
Location	Kasur
Result	Sikh victory; Sacking of Kasur.;
Belligerents
Buddha Dal	Durrani Empire
Commanders and leaders
Hari Singh Dhillon; Jhanda Singh Dhillon; Charat Singh	Usman Khan †; Muhiuddin Khan †; Hamid Khan (POW)
Strength
24,000; 8,000 (Sikh Sources)	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	500

The Battle of Kasur (also known as the Sacking of Kasur) took place in May 1763, where the Sikh Misls united their forces against the Afghan forces of Kasur. The Sikhs successfully infiltrated Kasur and defeated the Afghan army. The Sikhs would sack the town and successfully retrieved a Hindu Brahmin's wife, who had been kidnapped, from the Afghans.

^ Singha,Bhagata (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Patiala, India:Publication Bureau, Punjabi University.
^ Gupta, Hari Ram (1939). History of the Sikhs, Volume 1. S.N. Sarkar, 1939. ISBN 9788121502481.
^ ^a ^b Gupta 1939, p. 184.
^ Bhangu, Rattan Singh (1914). Panth Prakash Vol.2 English Translation.

[1] Singha,Bhagata (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Patiala, India:Publication Bureau, Punjabi University.

[2] Gupta, Hari Ram (1939). History of the Sikhs, Volume 1. S.N. Sarkar, 1939. ISBN 9788121502481.

[FOOTNOTEGupta1939184-3] Gupta 1939, p. 184.

[Bhangu-1914-4] Bhangu, Rattan Singh (1914). Panth Prakash Vol.2 English Translation.

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