13 July in Hindu history
13 July 166013 July 1813
Baji Prabhu holds Ghod Khind
As Shivaji escapes from the siege of Panhala to Vishalgad, Baji Prabhu Deshpande holds the narrow pass with a few hundred Bandal men until the guns at Vishalgad announce his king’s safe arrival. The pass has been called Pavan Khind ever since.
Battle of Attock
At Attock the army of Ranjit Singh beat the Afghans of Kabul for the first time in a pitched battle and secured the crossing of the Indus.