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Afghan forces crossed the river but the Sikhs only continued to grow bolder in their hit and run attacks. Eventually, the Sikhs rode close to Ahmad Shah's camp and unloaded matchlocks near it. After finishing his afternoon prayer, Ahmad Shah rode on horseback with his men and attacked the Sikhs, beginning battle.
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Ahmad Shah's forces had begun crossing the Ravi River, when they were ambushed and the Sikhs began seizing much of the Afghan luggage train. Ahmad Shah stood on the bank of the river with his personal contingent of 12,000 men but did not engage in any skirmish until all troops crossed the river. The
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Ahmad Shah's troops were quick and made a sally with drawn swords, charging the Sikh forces. With this, the Sikhs retreated from the battlefield, and Ahmad Shah did not pursue them.
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22:Battle of the Ravi Ford
451:Pind Dadan Khan (1796)
93:Commanders and leaders
121:Casualties and losses
536:Kashmir (1812-1813)
306:Darbar Sahib (1764)
261:Lakhi Jungle (1762)
689:Ahmad Shah Durrani
658:Ahmad Shah Durrani
486:Near Lahore (1798)
361:Jhelum Town (1766)
331:Sutlej Ford (1765)
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256:Pipli Sahib (1762)
251:Harnaulgarh (1762)
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825:Conflicts in 1762
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266:Ravi (1762)
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748:Gupta 2000
695:References
653:Background
647:Ravi River
241:Kup (1762)
87:Sikh Misls
52:Ravi River
684:Aftermath
606:Peshawar
581:Nowshera
576:Taragarh
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591:Shaidu
566:Mangal
546:Attock
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59:Result
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