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| conflict = Battle of Sarsa<br />
| partof = [[Mughal-Sikh Wars]]<br />
| image = Pariwar vichhora gurudwara.jpg<br />
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| date = December 1704<br />
| place = Near river sarsa<br />
| territory = <br />
| result = Mughal victory {{efn|"Despite promising Guru Gobind Singh safe passage after the siege of Anandpur, Mughal General Wazir Khan pursued the survivors. At Shahi Tibbi, Jiwan Singh was killed in a rear- guard action. The Sikhs were then destroyed while crossing the Sarsa, with the Guru’s two younger sons captured and later murdered. Gobind was defeated next day at Chamkaur (21<br />
December 1704)."{{sfn|Jacques|2007|p=914}}}}<br />
| combatant1 = [[File:Punjab flag.svg|50px]] [[Khalsa]]<br />
| combatant2 = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|50px]] [[Mughal Empire]]<br/>[[Raja]]s of the [[Sivalik Hills]]<br />
| commander1 = [[File:Punjab flag.svg|25px]] [[Bhai Jiwan Singh]]{{KIA}}<br />
[[File:Punjab flag.svg|25px]] Bhai Udai Singh{{KIA}}<br />
[[File:Punjab flag.svg|25px]] [[Bhai Mani Singh]]<br />
| commander2 = * [[Wazir Khan (Sirhind)]]<br/><br />
* Raja Ajmer Chand<br />
* General Khawaja Mohammed.<br />
* General Nahar Khan.<br />
| strength1 = * Sikh General [[Bhai Jiwan Singh]] was killed.{{sfn|Jacques|2007|p=914}}<br />
* Bhai Udai Singh was killed.<br />
| strength2 = Unknown<br />
}}<br />
{{Campaignbox Mughal-Sikh Wars}}<br />
The '''Battle of Sarsa''' was fought between the [[Khalsa]] and the [[Mughal Empire]]. <br />
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Guru's family got separated and [[Mani Singh]], along with other Sikhs, took [[Mata Sundri]] and [[Mata Sahib Kaur]] to Delhi, whereas [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the [[Panj Piare]], [[Ajit Singh (Sikhism)|Ajit Singh]], [[Jujhar Singh]] and a handful of Sikh warriors went to [[Chamkaur]] for the last stand.<br />
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==Sources==<br />
*{{cite book |title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8500 Battles from Antiquity Through the Twenty-first Century |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626120848/http://m.friendfeed-media.com/6e9ec7f58014456d2d5fd015cc8af9d2974509c0|publisher=Greenwood Press|last=Jacques |first=Tony |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-313-33536-5}}<br />
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