30,000[4]–70,000[2]8 Pieces of Cannon[2] The Battle of Shaidu, also known as the Battle of Pirpai, was fought in March 1827 between the Sikh forces led by Hari Singh Nalwa and the Mujahideen troops, mainly Khattak and Yousafzai tribesmen, led by Syed Ahmad Barelvi.

Budh Singh Sandhawalia accompanied by 4,000 horsemen was sent towards Attock to assist in putting down the Yusufzai Rebellion.

On the eve of the battle, the Peshawer Sardars betrayed Syed and he was poisoned by the servants of Yar Muhammad.

[7] For few days, the Sikh army remained in trenches, under assault of Mujahideen, who were mainly Pashtuns.

[2] The Sikh army with 30,000 combatants was numerically inferior to Pashtuns but superior in training and discipline.