Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Hari Singh Nalwa

Battles of Hari Singh Nalwa

Sikh General (1791–1837)

Hari Singh Nalwa is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1807 and 1837: 6 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in Pakistan (6), India (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,983 km apart end to end, 330 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Afghan–Sikh Wars (5).

Battle of KasurSiege of MankeraBattle of AttockBattle of MultanBattle of ShopianBattle of PeshawarBattle of JamrudBattle of AttockBattle of MultanBattle of ShopianBattle of PeshawarBattle of JamrudLahoreLudhianaGujranwalaSrinagarChandigarhJullundurJammuSaharanpurLehFaisalabad200 km32.106N, 73.104E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1807: 1 engagements1 in 18071813: 1 engagements1 in 18131818: 1 engagements1 in 18181819: 1 engagements1 in 18191821: 1 engagements1 in 18211834: 1 engagements1 in 18341837: 1 engagements1 in 183718071837
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Kasur, 1807Battle of Attock, 1813Battle of Multan, 1818Battle of Shopian, 1819Siege of Mankera, 1821Battle of Peshawar, 1834Battle of Jamrud, 183718071837
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
10 February 1807Battle of KasurPakistanSikh victory
13 July 1813Battle of AttockPakistan354 km NWSikh victory
March 1818Battle of MultanPakistan406 km SSikh victory
3 July 1819Battle of ShopianShopian, India504 km NESikh victory; Kashmir Valley annexed into the Sikh Empire
1821Siege of MankeraPakistan410 km SWSikh victory
1834Battle of PeshawarPeshawar, Pakistan293 km NSikh victory
30 April 1837Battle of JamrudJamrud, Pakistan17 km WDisputed

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Sir John Mcqueen Uploaded by Profitoftruth85 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.