Siege of Lahore (1761)

Siege of Lahore
	Part of Afghan–Sikh Wars
	; Sacking of Lahore by Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
Date	27 October 1761
Location	Lahore
Result	Sikh victory
Belligerents
Sikh Misls	Durrani Empire
Commanders and leaders
Jassa Singh Ahluwalia; Charat Singh; Jassa Singh Ramgarhia; Hari Singh Dhillon; Jai Singh Kanheya; Ala Singh;	Khwaja Obed
Strength
Unknown	12,000

The siege of Lahore took place in 1761 when the Sikhs besieged Lahore and captured it after facing no opposition from Durrani forces.

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