In April 1819, the Sikh army marched towards Kashmir.
On this
occasion, Prince Kharak Singh held nominal command. Misr Diwan Chand led the
vanguard, while S.Hari Singh Nalwa brought up the rear for the support of the
leading troops. The third division, under the personal command of Maharaja
Ranjit Singh, expedited supplies and conveyed these to the advance troops.
On the morning
of 5 July 1819, the Sikh columns advanced to the sound of bugles. A severe
engagement took place between the two armies and the Sikhs captured Kashmir.
Great rejoicing followed in the Sikh camp and the cities of Lahore and Amritsar
were illuminated for three successive nights.Thus
came to an end the five centuries of Muslim rule in Kashmir.
No comments:
Post a Comment