Yahya
Khan and Lakhpat had taken a pledge to wipe out the Sikhs. They
chased the hiding columns of the Sikh army in the wood of Kahnuwan
and besieged them. Nearly ten thousand Sikhs were liquidated in
the following clashes, retreating regiments of the Sikhs braved
and onslaught under the command of Nawab Kapur Singh. Even though
they were hungry, they did not lose their determination and fought
on in the scorching heat. The Sikhs call this carnage a Chhota
Ghallughara.
