The Battle of Sarsa was fought in 21 December 1704 between the

Khalsa Khalsa ( pa, ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ, , ) refers to both a community that considers Sikhism as its faith,Kha ...

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. Guru Gobind Singh's family got separated and Mani Singh, along with other Sikhs, took Mata Sundri and

Mata Sahib Kaur Mata Sahib Devan (1 November 1681 – 1747, pa, ਮਾਤਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਦੇਵਾਂ) was the wife of Guru Gobind Singh. She was the daughter of Har Bhagwan Devan (alias ''Ramu''), a Bassi Khatri of Rohtas, Jhelum District. Mata Sahib ...

to Delhi, whereas Gobind, the

Panj Piare Panj Pyare ( pa, ਪੰਜ ਪਿਆਰੇ, ', the five beloved ones) is the collective name given to five men − Daya Singh, Dharam Singh, Himmat Singh, Mohkam Singh and Sahib Singh – by the tenth Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh during the hist ...

, Ajit Singh,

Jujhar Singh Jujhar Singh (Gurmukhi: ਸਾਹਿਬਜ਼ਾਦਾ ਜੁਝਾਰ ਸਿੰਘ; 9 April 1691 – 22 December 1704), the second son of Gobind Singh, was born to Mata Jito at Anandpur Sahib Anandpur Sahib, sometimes referred to simply ...

and a handful of Sikh warriors went to

Chamkaur Chamkaur Sahib is a Sub Divisional town in the district of Rupnagar in the Indian State of Punjab. It is famous for the First Battle of Chamkaur (1702) and the Second Battle of Chamkaur (1704) fought between the Mughals and Guru Gobind Singh. ...

for the last stand. Even as Mughal General Wazir Khan promised Gobind safe passage after the siege of Anandpur, he still pursued the survivors. At Shahi Tibbi, Jiwan Singh was killed and the Sikhs were destroyed while crossing the

Sarsa River Sarasa river or Sirsa river (in Punjabi ਸਰਸਾ /ਸਿਰਸਾ ਨਦੀ, in Hindi सरसा,सिरसा नदी ) is a river in north India. Course The river rises in the Shiwalik foothills of Southern Himachal Pradesh. It flows i ...

, with Gobind's two younger sons being captured and later murdered. Gobind was defeated the next day at

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* Battles involving the Sikhs Battles involving the Mughal Empire Conflicts in 1704 {{Battle-stub