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In 1831 he became engineer-in-charge for constructing a bridge over
the River Sutlej for the Ropar meeting between Maharaja Ranjit Singh
and Governor-General William Bentinck. He constructed another bridge
at Harike in 1837 to enable the British commander-in-chief to cross
over the Sutlej for his visit to Lahore.
Earlier in 1833 he was appointed kardar of the Sutlej estates of
the Maharaja. In 1835, he was deputed to Anandpur to settle the
dispute between the local Sodhi factions. Chet Singh was on guard
duty near the gate on the fateful evening (5 November 1840) when
its archway fell upon Kanvar Nau Nihal Singh returning from the
funeral of his father, Maharaja Kharak Singh.
During the first Anglo-Sikh war, Chet Singh commanded the Ropar
division along the western bank of the Sutlej. In the second Anglo-Sikh
war, he fought in the battle of Ramnagar (22 November 1848) when
he was taken prisoner by the British.
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