 Sher Singh dealt a devastating blow on the army of the British East India Company at the Battle of Chillianwala.His daughter Tej Kaur was betrothed to Duleep Singh, but after the First Anglo-Sikh War the British Resident, Sir Frederick Currie did not honour the betrothal.On the death of his father in August 1815, Chatar Singh inherited large jagirs and occupied himself with farming his estates.