Battle of Gandgarh

In 1820, Yousufzai once again revolted against the Sikh Empire, which led to the Battle of Gandgarh.[3] Hazara was under Diwan Ram Singh with thousands of well-equipped soldiers; on the other hand, Yousufzai tribesmen were local zamindars. Yousufzai Afghans killed the governor of Hazara, Diwan Ram Daya.[4][5]

Battle of Gandgarh
Part of the Afghan-Sikh Wars
Date1820
Location
Gandghar
Result Afghan Victory[1]
Belligerents
Sikh Empire Yousufzai Tribesman
Commanders and leaders
Diwan Ram Daya †[2] Yousufzai Malaks
Strength
unknown but well equipped Outnumbering the Sikhs[2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown, Governor of Hazara Ram Dayal was killed.[2] Unknown

The Battle

After arriving in Gandgarh, Ramdayal (Governor of Hazara) found himself surrounded by Afghans from Miswari, Srikot, Torbela, Yusufzai, and Swat and forced to engage in combat.[6][7] The Sikhs battled all day, and at night, exhausted, they returned to their entrenchments. Ramdayal left the field last, and the enemy, seeing that he was separated from the army, dashed and encircled his company. The Sikhs battled valiantly but lost Ramdayal and his bodyguard. Sikhs fled Hazara after their General's death.[8]

Aftermath

Gandgarh was captured by local Yousufzai and Sikh retreated to Hazara. Ramdayal's death grieved his father, who wanted to leave Kashmir and retire to Banares. Since Ramdayal was dead, the Maharaja accepted the Diwan's resignation and appointed Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa, the Khalsa army's most dashing soldier, as his successor.[9]

References
  1. the Governor of Hazara Diwan Ram Dyal was killed by Yousufzai Afghans.
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=z3phoWjZkQgC&dq=Gandgarh+Ram+diwan&pg=PA197
  3. Tandan, S. L. (1902). Selected Men of Hindustan. Part 1. H.C. Dass, Elysium Press. p. 197.
  4. "governor-killed-in-colombia-dec-23-2009-1pp". Human Rights Documents online: 149. doi:10.1163/2210-7975_hrd-9211-0348. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  5. Seetal, Sohan Singh (1971). The Sikh Empire and Maharaja Ranjeet Singh. Dhanpat Rai. p. 119.
  6. Griffin, Lepel Henry (1890). The Panjab Chiefs: Historical and Biographical Notices of the Principal Families in the Lahore and Rawalpindi Divisions of the Panjab. Civil and Military Gazette Press. p. 209.
  7. Chopra, Gulshan Lall (1940). Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab. Government Printing. p. 184.
  8. Griffin, Lepel (2018). Ranjit Singh. Sristhi Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-93-87022-29-4.
  9. Griffin, Sir Lepel Henry (1890). The Panjab Chiefs: Historical and Biographical Notices of the Principal Families in the Lahore and Rawalpindi Divisions of the Panjab. Civil and Military Gazette Press.
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