Henry Miers Elliot identified the site of the battle as modern Jalandhar ( which lies to the north - west of the Sutlej river ) .
Henry Miers Elliot translated Barani 's text into English .
Henry Miers Elliot , who translated Barani 's text into English , identified the site of the battle as modern Jalandhar ( which lies to the north - west of the Sutlej river ) .