First Battle of Lohgarh

First Battle of Lohgarh
	Part of the Mughal–Sikh wars
Date	December 1710
Location	Lohgarh, Bilaspur
Result	Mughal victory; Mughals capture Lohgarh after a long siege; Banda Singh Bahadur escapes the battlefield;
Belligerents
Khalsa	Mughal Empire Rohillas; Balochs; Jats; Bundelkhand;
Commanders and leaders
Banda Singh Bahadur	Bahadur Shah; Rafi-us-Shan; Kanwar Khan; Munim Khan II; Udet Singh Bundela; Mahabat Khan; Khan Zaman; Chatarsal Bundela; Islam Khan Mir Atish; Hamid-ud-din; Churaman Jat; Azim-us-Shan; Jahan Shah; Mir Mubarak Allah Iradat Khan;
Strength
2,000–3,000 cavalry	60,000 cavalry

The First Battle of Lohgarh was fought between the Sikhs, and the Mughal Empire in 1710. The Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah's army moved towards Lohgarh, Bilaspur where they engaged with the Sikhs to capture the fort on 16 December 1710. The battle is noted for its use of guerrilla tactics and being a pitched battle.