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Battle of Peshawar

Battle of Peshawar was a battle fought in 1834 at Peshawar, in what is now Pakistan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Peshawar. It was part of the Afghan–Sikh Wars, which ran from 1748 to 1837. The recorded result: Sikh victory.

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Fought1834
WherePeshawar, Pakistan34.014N, 71.567E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeSikh victory
Belligerents23px Sikh Empire; Italian MercenariesagainstPeshawar sardars
Part ofAfghan–Sikh Wars1748 to 1837

Where it sits in the Afghan–Sikh Wars

Battle of Hasan Abdal, 1813Battle of Attock, 1813Battle of Multan, 1818Battle of Shopian, 1819Battle of Peshawar, 1834Battle of Jamrud, 183718131837Battle of Peshawar, 1834
6 placed engagements of the Afghan–Sikh Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1834 (year precision)
PlacePeshawar, Pakistan
34.014N, 71.567E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Territorial changePeshawar became part of the Sikh Empire
Commanders
  • Hari Singh Nalwa
  • Ranjit Singh
  • Mahan Singh Hazarawala
  • Khushal Singh Jamadar
  • Tej Singh
  • Misr Sukh Raj
  • Sultan Mohammad Khan
Battle of PeshawarBattle of PeshawarBattle of PeshawarBattle of JamrudBattle of BalakotBattle of Ali MasjidSiege of MalakandBattle of PeshawarBattle of Ali MasjidSiege of MalakandIslamabadSaiduBannuJalalabadKohatMardanMansehraParachinar100 km34.014N, 71.567E
Placed at Peshawar; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Peshawar is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 67 in present-day Pakistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872021, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Peshawar (1834), revision 1370609396, 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.