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...leading figure in the Taruna Dal. At the time of the formation of the Dal Khalsa in 1748, he was proclaimed the leader of the Nishanavali misl. ...a reserve force at Amritsar, used to act as standard bearers of the Khalsa army. Hence the name (nishan = flag or standard; vali= owning or unfurling). In

...ivation of land, took baptism of the double-edged sword and joined the Dal Khalsa. A little later, they founded a village, named Singhanwala, near Zira (in t ...s. Dasaundha Singh, being the flag-bearer of the Dal Khalsa, or the Khalsa army, was given the name of Nishanwalia. Nishan means a standard or a banner and

...regular battalion, the Regiment of Ferozepore, for service with the Bengal Army of the East India Company. ...e first to form the nucleus of that invaluable Seikh element of the Bengal Army, that has since served the British Government with so, much credit in every

...ize Multan and place it under his imperial rule. He developed an enormous army to help him achieve his goal. The [[Sikhs]] felt duty-bound to oppose him, ...peal to his comrades for the sacrifice of their lives for the honor of the Khalsa by laying their shoulders one by one under the axle on the broken side. Wi

...fter the death of his father, Hukma Singh was admitted into Ranjit Singh's army and took part in the Kasur expedition of 1807. He soon won the favour of th ...Peshawar, made an attempt to reoccupy Attock, Hukma Singh drove the Afghan army from the fortress and plundered the retreating host.

...ther's footsteps, he joined the army as a "Dafadar" in 22 Cavalry. But his army career lasted only three and a half years. He returned to his village which ==Khalsa Diwan Bar==

...r the influence of a self-styled Guru Balak Singh and decided to leave the army. His Group saw many of the pratices of the Maharaja, his Darbar (Court) and They founded what was called the Sant Khalsa, which became the nucleus of his [[Namdhari]] or Kuka movement. They sought

...f China and a threatened invasion of India via Burma, he enlisted into the Army as number 22356 of First Sikh regiment as Sepoy on 15 September 1941. ...of the Japanese he won the highest award for bravery given by the British Army. He is the only Indian soldier to win the highest medals of both the Britis

...s. The Pathan Army heavily outnumbered the bravest battalion of the Khalsa Army, but these warrior lions of Guru Gobind Singh did not lose faith. United, l The future of the Sikh Empire, the Khalsa Raaj, depended on this battle. The Akalees marched upward led by the courag

...but the battle was one of the hardest-fought in the history of the British army, and could very easily have been a defeat. Had Tej Singh, who the Sikhs hel ...Singh in 1839, and British desire to secure the Punjab. The Sikh army, the Khalsa, was goaded by some of the contenders for power in the Punjab and its own a

...art of the Khalsa, the army of the Sikh kingdom of the Punjab. The British army won an untidy encounter battle, suffering heavy casualties. ...sons were deposed, murdered or conviently suffered an opurtune death. The army became increasingly restive. Under Ranjit Singh they had tolerated the comm

...ianvala and Gujrat, and was assigned to procuring grain for the Khalsa army. After the battles, Bhai Maharaj Singh had moved to Jammu region and th

...regular battalion, the Regiment of Ferozepore, for service with the Bengal Army of the East India Company. ...e first to form the nucleus of that invaluable Seikh element of the Bengal Army, that has since served the British Government with so, much credit in every

...d on April 11, 1999, to mark the tercentenary celebrations of the birth of Khalsa Panth by the then President of Pakistan. The appointment of Lieut-Gen Javed ...ngh]] Twenty one year old Harcharan Singh has become Pakistan's first Sikh army officer

...s turban in the from of a hanging flag. Guru Sahib declared that in future Khalsa flag shall never fall or get lowered. It will be a part of the turban of ev

...sive designs of Ranjit Singh who, he says, "inspired by his high position, army, artillery and treasury, wishes to place the whole of the Punjab under his ...he action he took against the unruly people (f. 83) such as despatching an army to subdue a rebel, Khan Beg Tiwana, who was formerly his subordinate (ff. 7

...] fought in May 1710. Binod Singh commanded the left wing of Banda Singh's army. He was pitched against [[Sher Muhammad Khan]] of [[Malerkotia]] who was co ...ained at [[Amritsar]]. He was taken to [[Gurdas Nangal]] in the [[Mughal]] army to fight on their side. There he tried to retire without fighting. No soone

...Singh Ahluwalia, Kapoor Singh, Adina Baig and others, attacked the mighty army of Nassar Ali. In the ensuing battle, Nassar Ali was captured and later bur ...Afraid of Vadhbhag Singh, Adina Beg appealed to Jassa Singh of the Khalsa Army for mercy upon the civilians of Jalandhar(9)

...nd dying as Sikhs. On their very firm resolve to become the members of the Khalsa Panth, they were given [[Amrit]] and allowed to stay there with the General ...as a Pathan woman, will reach Peshawar as soon as possible and inform the army there.

.... The hindus of that area are reported to have also joined with the khalsa army in the battle as they thought it to be a God sent oppurtunity to liberate t