Ranjit Singh's Generals
Ranjit Singh encircled himself with an array of generals and soldiers. They were men from different clans, castes and regions
These included:
- Mahan Singh Mirpuri
- Hari Singh Nalwa
- Desa Singh Majithia
- Hukma Singh Chimni
- Dewan Mokham Chand
- Fateh Singh Ahluwalia
- Veer Singh Dillon later Jallaha of Gurdaspore
- Sawan Mal
- Sirdar Gulab Singh Pahuwindia
- Sham Singh Attariwala
- Sardar Sangat Singh Saini
- Sher Singh
- Shaikh Elahi Bakhsh
- General Ghause Khan (Mian Ghausa)
- Sultan Mahmud Khan (Son of Ghause Khan)
- Zorawar Singh
- Chattar Singh Attariwalla
- Balbhadra Kunwar – Gorkhali General who served for Ranjit Singh after the Anglo-Gorkha war (1814–1816).
- Mahan Singh Mirpuri
- Akali Phula Singh
- Lehna Singh Majithia
- Misr Diwan Chand
Among his European Mercenary Generals were:
- Jean-François Allard
- Jean-Baptiste Ventura – Italian (Modena)
- Paolo Di Avitabile – Italian (Naples)
- Claude August Court – French
Americans of note:
- Josiah Harlan – American general and later governor of Gujrat
- Alexander Gardner – American (Scots – Irish)
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