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Chattar Singh Attariwalla, also spelt Chatar Singh Aṭārīvālā, was Governor of Hazara province and a military commander in the army of the Sikh Empire during the reign of Maharaja Duleep Singh in the Punjab.
General Chattar Singh Attariwalla, was a military commander and a member of the Sikh nobility during the period of the Sikh Empire in the mid-19th century in Punjab. He was also Governor of Hazara province and fought in the Second Anglo-Sikh War against the British.
S. Chattar Singh Attariwala was a commander and served as provincial governor under minor Maharaja Duleep Singh. He is better known for the lead role he played during Second Anglo Sikh War.The letters of Sardar Chattar Singh Attariwala have largely remained unnoticed.
General Chattar Singh Attariwalla, was a 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 also Governor of Hazara province and fought in the Second Anglo-Sikh War against the British.
- Prologue
- The Beginning
- Here Comes The Battle of Chillianwala
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In the Punjab, a land that had recently tasted the bitter fruit of loss to the British East India Company in the First Anglo-Sikh War, the flames of the Second Anglo-Sikh War ignited in April 1848. The seeds of rebellion took root when Dewan Mulraj led a revolt in the city of Multan. Frederick Currie, the East India Company’s Commissioner for the P...
As the sun cast its golden rays on 13th January, Gough’s formidable army marched with purpose towards Rasul, the reported position of the Sikhs. Chillianwala fell under their control after a fierce clash with a Sikh outpost, setting the stage for the unfolding drama. Gough originally planned a calculated maneuver to attack the Sikh left flank the f...
As the clock struck 3:00 pm, Gough’s command echoed across the battlefield, signaling the commencement of the British advance. However, it was the right-hand brigade of Campbell’s division, led by Brigadier Pennycuick, that encountered immediate challenges. The dense jungle hindered coordination, prompting Campbell to personally assume command of t...
Gough’s army suffered significant losses in the Battle of Chillianwala. The final tally included 757 soldiers killed, 1,651 wounded, and 104 missing, resulting in a total of 2,512 casualties. Remarkably, a considerable number of these casualties, nearly 1,000, were British soldiers rather than Indian troops. The devastating blow fell upon the 24th ...
The appointment of Sher Singh alarmed many junior Political Agents, as his father, Chattar Singh Attariwalla, was apparently openly preparing to revolt in Hazara to the north of the Punjab. Despite warnings, Currie nevertheless ordered a detachment from Chattar Singh’s army under his second in command, Jundial Singh, to reinforce Sher Singh.
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To the alarm of several Political Agents, the force from the Sikh Army included a large contingent commanded by Sardar Sher Singh Attariwalla, Chattar Singh's son. Some Political Agents were already taking action to forestall outbreaks of rebellion.
