The Battle of Sodhra and Badra was fought in the second week of March 1748 by the Sikh forces led by Jassa Singh Ahluwalia and the Mughal forces led by Raja Gurdit Mal.

[1][2] During this march, a force under Raja Gurdat Mal and Lakhpat Rai assisted by the Dogra Dynasty was despatched and met face to face with the Sikhs in the villages of Sodhra and Badra.

[3] Gurdit Mal commanded 5,000 cavalry and 7,000 infantry while the strength of the Sikhs was not more than 2,000.

Gurdit Mal barely made it out alive and retreating along with his army.

[3] Right after this battle, the Sikhs took advantage by the recent Mughal-Afghan conflict and fought the Mughals when they didn't expect it.