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Battle of Bilaspur

Battle of Bilaspur was a battle fought in 1711 at Kahlur State, in what is now India. It was part of the Banda Singh Bahadur's invasion of the Hill States. The recorded result: Sikh victory. Recorded strength: 5 accompanied voluntary by a large number of Sikhs against 1,300 Mian Rajputs; 7 war elephants.

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Possible depiction of Banda Singh Bahadur from an illustrated folio of ‘Tawarikh-i Jahandar Shah’, Awadh or Lucknow, ca.1770, showing the climax of the Battle of Sirhind fought in 1710 (British Librar
Possible depiction of Banda Singh Bahadur from an illustrated folio of ‘Tawarikh-i Jahandar Shah’, Awadh or Lucknow, ca.1770, showing the climax of the Battle of Sirhind fought in 1710 (British Librar. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1711
WhereKahlur State, India31.293N, 76.518E
OutcomeSikh victory
Belligerents30px Khalsaagainst30px Kahlur; Assisted by: 21 Hill States
Casualties and lossesUnknownand20px Entire Army
Part ofBanda Singh Bahadur's invasion of the Hill States

Record

Date1711 (year precision)
PlaceKahlur State, India
31.293N, 76.518E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength5 accompanied voluntary by a large number of Sikhs1,300 Mian Rajputs; 7 war elephants
Casualties and lossesUnknown20px Entire Army
Commanders
  • Banda Singh Bahadur
Battle of BilaspurBattle of BilaspurBattle at MachhiwaraBattle of NadaunBattle of ManupurBattle of KartarpurBattle of AliwalBattle at MachhiwaraBattle of NadaunBattle of ManupurBattle of KartarpurBattle of AliwalAmritsarLudhianaDehra DunPatialaPathankotSimla100 km31.293N, 76.518E
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Elsewhere in 1711

Battle of Bilaspur is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q120024444, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bilaspur (1711), revision 1383413016, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.