Sher Singh Attariwalla
General Sher Singh Attariwalla, was a famous royal General/military commander and a member of the Attariwalla Jat nobility during the period of the Sikh Empire in the mid-19th century in Punjab. He was born into Sidhu Jat Family.
He commanded the Sikh Khalsa army in the Second Anglo-Sikh War against the British East India Company. His father was General Chattar Singh Attariwalla. General Sher Singh and the army, under his command, gave a devastating blow to the British Army at Chillianwala.
Battle of Chillianwala
Under his command the Sikh Khalsa Army fought and defeated the British Army at the Battle of Chillianwala to a stand still (result sikh victory)[1]. It was one of the hardest fought battles in the British Indian Army's history. The loss of British prestige at Chillianwala was one of the factors, which contributed to the breaking up of Indian First War of independence erroneously labelled as Sepoy Mutiny by the British authors some nine years later.
Within the British Army, such was the consternation over the events at Chillianwalah that, after the disastrous Charge of the Light Brigade, when Lord Lucan remarked "This is a most serious matter", General Airey replied, "It is nothing to Chillianwalah."
Under his command the Sikh Khalsa Army managed to successfully defend its position against a British army at the Battle of Chillianwala. Both armies retreated after the battle, with both sides claiming victory, although it became clear after the rains subsided that the Sikhs had defeated the British.
It was one of the hardest fought battles in the British Army's history. The loss of British prestige at Chillianwala was one of the factors that contributed to the Indian Rebellion some nine years later.
With the establishment of British control, Raja Sher Singh Attariwalla was forced into exile from the Punjab. The British feared that such a powerful leader could reignite a full-scale war with them.
Death
Raja Sher Singh died in exile, at Benares (Varanasi) in 1858, away from his Punjabi homeland.
राजा शेरसिंह
सिख इतिहास में जब हम हजारा के जाट नरेश राजा शेरसिंह का हाल पढ़ते हैं तो अनायास पौरुष याद आ जाता है। जिसने अंग्रेज जनरल की दाहिनी ओर खड़े होकर के अंग्रेज अफसर के यह कहने पर कि यदि आपको छोड़ दिया जाए? तो यह स्पष्ट कहा था कि
- “मैं अपनी मातृ-भूमि की रक्षा के लिए भी वही करुंगा जो अब किया है?”
राजा शेरसिंह पौरुष का दूसरा रूप दिखाई देता है। [1]
External links
- Article on Battle of Chillianwallah - second Anglo-Sikh war.
- Article on the Battle of Chillianwala 2
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