Siege of Sirhind 1758

Siege of Sirhind (1758)
	Part of Afghan–Maratha War
Date	8–21 March 1758
Location	Sirhind
Result	Combined Maratha-Sikh victory
Belligerents
Maratha Confederacy; Sikh Misls	Durrani Empire
Commanders and leaders
Raghunath Rao ; Adina Beg; Jassa Singh Ahluwalia	Abdus Samad Khan (POW) ; Jangbaz Khan (POW)
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

During the Maratha invasion of the Punjab in 1758, the Mughal-ki-Sarai near Ambala, Rajpura, and Sarai Banjara were all significant locations that witnessed the passage of the Maratha army. The siege of Sarhind, however, was a pivotal moment in this campaign.^[1]^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c Gupta, Hari Ram, ed. (1961). Marathas And Panipat. Panjab University – via Internet Archive.
^ Roy, Kaushik (2011-03-30). War, Culture and Society in Early Modern South Asia, 1740-1849. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-136-79087-4.

[Gupta-1] Gupta, Hari Ram, ed. (1961). Marathas And Panipat. Panjab University – via Internet Archive.

[2] Roy, Kaushik (2011-03-30). War, Culture and Society in Early Modern South Asia, 1740-1849. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-136-79087-4.

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