| Battle of Qarawal | |||||||
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| Part of Afghan-Sikh wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Durrani Empire Khanate of Kalat |
 Sukerchakia Misl | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ahmad Shah DurraniNasir Khan Gahram Khan † Ahmad Khan † | Charat Singh[1][2] | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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18,000 Durrani forces[3] 12,000 from Kalat[3] (Invasion force, unknown present at battle) | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Qarawal was fought between the Sikhs under the command of Charat Singh against the Afghan forces led by Ahmad Shah Abdali and his Kalat ally Mir Nasir Khan I.The battle resulted in a victory for the Afghan forces and forced the Sikhs to withdraw to Amritsar.
- ^ Gupta, Hari Ram (2000). Studies In Later Mughal History Of The Punjab 1707-1793. Sang-e-Meel Publications. pp. 237–240. ISBN 9789693507560.
- ^ Singh, Ganda (1959). Ahmad Shah Durrani: Father of Modern Afghanistan. Asia Publishing House and online by Cambridge University Press. p. 297.
- ^ a b Gupta 2000, p. 197-199.