Battle of Chappar Chiri

Battle of Chappar Chiri
	Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars
	; Illustrated folio of ‘Tawarikh-i Jahandar Shah’, Awadh or Lucknow, ca.1770, showing the climax of the Battle of Sirhind fought in 1710
Date	12 May 1710
Location	A village named Chappar Chiri near Sahibzada Ajit Nagar (Mohali)
Result	Sikh victory
Belligerents
First Sikh State Jats; Gujjars; Rajputs;	Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Banda Singh Bahadur Baj Singh; Binod Singh; Fateh Singh;	Wazir Khan (Sirhind) † Sher Muhammad Khan †; Sucha Nand;
Units involved
70,000	5-6,000 Cavalry; 7-8,000 Musketeers and Archers; 100 Elephants; 24 Cannons; 5,000-8,000 Ghazis; Total 20,000-25,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Wazir Khan (Sirhind) was killed by Fateh Singh.;

The Battle of Chappar Chiri, also called Battle of Sirhind, was fought between Mughal Empire and the Sikhs on 12 May 1710 at Chappar Chiri, located 20 kilometers from Sirhind.

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