Battle of Attock (1813)

Battle of Attock
	Part of the Afghan-Sikh Wars
Date	13 July 1813
Location	Siege at Attock, Battle at Haidaru on Mansur Plain, northeast of the fort
Result	Sikh victory Capture of Attock;
Belligerents
Sikh Empire	Durrani Empire
Commanders and leaders
Dewan Mokham Chand; Hari Singh Nalwa; Sham Singh Attariwala; Sultan Mahmud Khan	Fateh Khan Barakzai; Dost Mohammad Khan
Strength
10,000	15,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	2,000

The Battle of Attock (also known as the Battle of Chuch or the Battle of Haidru) took place on 13 July 1813 between the Sikh Empire and the Durrani Empire.^[6] The battle was the first significant Sikh victory over the Durranis.^[2]

^ Anil Chandra Banerjee, The Khalsa Raj, (Abhinav Publications, 1985), 78.
^ ^a ^b Jaques 2006, p. 81
^ Gupta 1991, p. 100.
^ Johar, Surinder Singh (1985). The Secular Maharaja: A Biography of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. p. 125.
^ Gupta 1991, p. 101.
^ Cunningham 1918, pp. 152–153

[1] Anil Chandra Banerjee, The Khalsa Raj, (Abhinav Publications, 1985), 78.

[Jaques81-2] Jaques 2006, p. 81

[FOOTNOTEGupta1991100-3] Gupta 1991, p. 100.

[4] Johar, Surinder Singh (1985). The Secular Maharaja: A Biography of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. p. 125.

[FOOTNOTEGupta1991101-5] Gupta 1991, p. 101.

[6] Cunningham 1918, pp. 152–153

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