The Wars we won
This is a Ongoing Series on the Wars we won and which we were mostly unaware of it generally. 1. Lachit Borpukan. November 24 th is the birthday of one of India’s Greatest General. Lachit Borphukan Of Assam. Why is he considered one of the Greatest? The year was 1671 and the decisive “ Battle of Saraighat ” was fought on the raging waters of the Brahmaputra. On one side was Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb’s army headed by Ram Singh of Jaipur and on the other was the Ahom General Lachit Borphukan, who made his way into history books that year. Those were the years when Aurangazeb was at his peak. In August 1667, the Ahom general Lachit Borphukan had recaptured Guwahati. This outraged Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and he sent the Mughal commander Ram Sin...