List of generals of Ranjit Singh
List of Generals of Ranjit Singh in Army of Sikh Empire. Ranjit Singh encircled himself with an array of generals and soldiers. They were men from different clans, castes and regions.[1]
Jean-François Allard became a General in the army of Ranjit Singh.
Jean-Baptiste Ventura also became a General in the army of Ranjit Singh
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Alexander Gardner was a soldier in Ranjit Singh's army
These included:
- Balbhadra Kunwar
- Chattar Singh Attariwalla
- Dal Singh Naherna
- Desa Singh Majithia
- Fateh Singh Ahluwalia
- Fateh Singh Mann
- Fateh Singh Kalianvala
- Ghause Khan (Mian Ghausa)
- Gulab Singh Pahuwindia
- Gurmukh Singh Lamba
- Amar Singh Majithia
- Hari Singh Nalwa
- Himmat Singh Jallewalia
- Hukma Singh Chimni
- Lehna Singh Majithia
- Mahan Singh Mirpuri
- Misr Diwan Chand
- Mokham Chand
- Phula Singh
- Sangat Singh Saini
- Sawan Mal
- Sham Singh Attariwala
- Sher Singh
- Shaikh Elahi Bakhsh
- Sultan Mahmud Khan (Son of Ghause Khan)
- Veer Singh Dillon (Jallaha of Gurdaspore)
- Zorawar Singh
Among his European Mercenary Generals were:
- Jean-François Allard - French
- Paolo Di Avitabile – Italian (Naples)
- Claude August Court – French
- Jean-Baptiste Ventura – Italian (Modena)
Americans of note:
- Alexander Gardner – American (Scots – Irish)
- Josiah Harlan – American general and later governor of Gujrat
References
- ↑ Singh, Gulcharan (1976). Ranjit Singh and his generals. Sujlana Publishers.
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