Ratta Banna

Ratta Banna is a village in the Haripur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The village lies to the north of the Lora road^[1] and is situated in an area where are there granite deposits nearby^[2]

History

In 1848, during the Second Anglo-Sikh War, about 800 matchlock men (Tahirkhelis and Mashwanis) under the command of James Abbott were stationed in the village to do battle against the forces of Chatar Singh. However the men appeared to have changed allegiance and did not fire on the Sikh forces allowing them to steadily advance seeming inexorably towards Ratta Banna and victory, Abbott described how he "felt a sickness stealing over" his heart that the men he "had trusted most were faithless."^[3]

References

^ United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey (PDF) (Report). U.S. Geological Survey. 1973. p. 28. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
^ "Directorate General No. 10048-71 to Mines & Minerals, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" (PDF). Mines & Minerals Department. Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 18 March 2021. p. 17. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
^ Allen, Charles (2000). Soldier Sahibs: The Men Who Made the North-West Frontier. London: Abacus. p. 178. ISBN 9780349110129. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)

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[1] United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey (PDF) (Report). U.S. Geological Survey. 1973. p. 28. Retrieved 12 December 2025.

[2] "Directorate General No. 10048-71 to Mines & Minerals, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" (PDF). Mines & Minerals Department. Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 18 March 2021. p. 17. Retrieved 12 December 2025.

[3] Allen, Charles (2000). Soldier Sahibs: The Men Who Made the North-West Frontier. London: Abacus. p. 178. ISBN 9780349110129. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)

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