The Battle of Chamkaur

                                                   ਹਕ ਯਾਰ  ਬਾਸ਼ਦ  ਚਿ  ਦੁਸ਼ਮਨ  ਕੁਨਦ

                                                   ਅਗਰ  ਦੁਸ਼ਮਨੀ  ਰਾ  ਬ -ਸਦ  ਤਨ  ਕੁਨਦ
"When God Almighty is one’s friend, what can the enemy do even if he sends hundreds of men upon him."
                                                                                                                                    ZAFARNAMA.

Date -6 dec,1704                                                           The Battle Of Chamkaur or also known as Battle Of Chamkaur Sahib was a battle fought between the Khalsa led by Guru Gobind Singh against the Mughal forces led by Wazir Khan and other Mughal Generals.
                                                                  Thousands of Mughal troops attacked his Sikhs who were only 40 in number and without food.^[2] In spite of their numerical strength, the Mughal soldiers were unable to kill or capture the Guru Gobind Singh. Guruji writes in Zafarnama to Aurangzeb-
                                             
                                                  ਗੁਰਸਨਹ  ਚਿ  ਕਾਰੇ  ਕੁਨਦ  ਚਿਹਲ  ਨਰ
                                                  ਕਿ  ਦਹ  ਲਕ  ਬਰਆਯਦ  ਬਰੋ ਬੇ  ਖ਼ਬਰ
"What can forty hungry men do, when suddenly ten-lac strong army pounces upon them?"
Then later he writes- ਬਬੀਂ    ਕੁਦਰਤੇ    ਨੇਕ    ਯਜ਼ਦਾਨੇ    ਪਾਕ
                                ਕਿ ਅਜ਼ ਯਕ ਬ -ਦੇਹ -ਲਕ ਰਸਾਨਦ ਹਲਾਕ
"Look at the powerful and good Lord. His reach is such that He can get ten lac annihilated by only one."

                                                        In the chilly hours of december ,first one Singh came out and when he was about to become Shaheed (martyr), he roared the Jaikara (slogan) of "Sat Siri Akal!" As soon as the sound of "Sat Siri Akal" echoed throughout the battlefield, the next Singh came out to fight in the battleground. The Nawab was astonished at what these Singhs were made of. He remembered the sayings of the Sikhs that "One Sikh equalled Sava Lakh (125,000)" .

A portrait of Shaibzada Ajit Singh in war

                                                                   Singhs went in jathas(Groups) as there numbers were few,but Numbers never mattered to Khalsa who believed in quality.Who wants a mob of lakhs of useless sheeps when you have limited number of  lions.Soon after ,Guru ji's eldest son Shaibzada Ajit Singh requested guru ji to let him taste the sweetness of martyrdom in war .Every father wants to see his child get married, but this was the time of fighting the enemy and defending the path of righteousness and that day death was waiting and Baba Ajit Singh would be marrying death.
                                                              Baba Ajit Singh with the five Sikhs advanced swiftly onto the battlefield displaying his great courage, bravery and skills with weapons. The enemy was immediately repulsed.After killing many hundreds of the enemy, the group began to take casualties. Slowly the impact of the unit began to diminish and after almost an hour, the enemy began surrounding the Sahibzada from all four sides. Baba Ajit Singh called out, "Come nearer if you have courage." The soldiers ran away frightened. When Baba attained Shaheedi, Guru Sahib roared a Jaikara of "Sat Siri Akal" full of emotions and courage - a salutation to the Almighty for the blessing of such a brave and noble son.
                                                           Sahibzada Jujhar Singh watched his brother Ajit Singh in action with his father, Guru Gobind Singh .The news of Baba Ajit Singh attaining Shaheedi (martyrdom) spread. Hearing the news of his brother, Baba Jujhar Singh now desired to fight in the battlefield. He asked Guru Sahib, "Permit me, dear father, to go where my brother has gone. Don't say that I am too young. I am your son. I am a Singh, a Lion, of yours. I shall prove worthy of you. I shall die fighting, with my face towards the enemy, with the Naam on my lips and the Guru in my heart."
                 The Mughals were shocked at what they saw. To the enemy, it looked as if Ajit Singh had come back. This new force of six Khalsa soldiers killed many hundreds of the enemy; many simply ran away. The enemy were stunned by the heavy force and thrust of this second attack and had little choice but to retreat back.
                 " They may be cut apart, piece by piece, but they never leave the field of battle. 22." (Ang 1105, SGGS)
                   This was truly a sign of a dedicated warrior! By the time Baba Jujhar Singh had attained Shaheedi nightfall had arrived and the moon could be seen in the sky.There were a total of 11 Singhs left on the evening of December 7 ,1704. Fighting paused at nightfall while the Mughals regrouped but this also gave valuable time to the few remaining Sikhs to hatch a plan.
                                  Singhs said,"At Kesgarh Sahib we watched you beseeching the five beloved ones to initiate you with Amrit. You had said then, I am of the Khalsa, and the Khalsa is mine. Today we ask in the capacity of the Khalsa to beseech you to leave Chamkaur and escape to a safer place." Guru Sahib had no choice but to accept their demands.
                                                             As day broke, the Mughals launched an all out attack on the fortress. There was stiff resistance. They finally entered the fort, after hours of battering the fort, but Bhai Sangat Singh, Bhai Sant Singh and the remaining Sikhs charged out on horseback. They engaged the enemy and killed scores of the enemy before attaining martyrdom. The Mughals thought they had killed Guru Ji but the Guru had already escaped. The Khalsa lived to fight another day. Guru Sahib had not left quietly. On leaving, Guru Sahib blew his horn and stood on high ground and clapped his hands three times saying "PeerÚ Hind Rahaavat" ("The "Peer" of India is leaving").
                                                                   
                          After finding out that the Guru had escaped, the Mughals started searching the woods and the area surrounding Chamkaur.
                         The Mughals hastingly chased after the Guru once they realised he had escpaed. Guru Gobind Singh made a  last stand against the Mughals at Muktsar, where the imperial army was defeated outright and retreated. The battle of Muktsar was the last battle fought by Guru Gobind Singh.
                               
                                                                     "Blessed is that land, blessed is that father, blessed is the great mother. Whose son has shown the way to live, for centuries to come."

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