List of battles involving the Maratha Confederacy explained
This is a list of the battles involving the Maratha Confederacy, and earlier the Maratha Rebellion under Shivaji till its dissolution in 1818.
| Battle | Date | Allies | Enemies | Contemporary Location | Result |
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| Shivaji's rebellion against the Bijapur Sultanate |
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| Battle of Pratapgarh | 10 November 1659 | Marathas | Bijapur | Pratapgarh, Bijapur | Victory |
| Battle of Pavan Khind | 13 July 1660 | Marathas | Bijapur | Vishalgad, Bijapur | Inconclusive |
| Battle of Panhala | mid 1660–22 September 1660 | Marathas | Bijapur | Panhala, Bijapur | Defeat |
| Maratha insurgency against the Mughal Empire |
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| Battle of Chakan | 23 June – 14 August 1660 | Marathas | Mughal Empire | Chakan, Mughal Empire | Defeat |
| Battle of Surat | 5 January 1664 | Marathas | Mughal Empire | Surat, Mughal Empire | Victory |
| Battle of Purandar | 31 March – 12 June 1665 | Marathas | Mughal Empire | Purandar, Mughal Empire | Defeat |
| Battle of Sinhagad | 4 February 1670 | Marathas | Mughal Empire | Sinhagad Fort, Mughal Empire | Victory |
| Battle of Salher | February 1672 | Marathas | Mughal Empire | Salher, Mughal Empire | Victory |
| Battle of Bhupalgarh | 7 February – 2 April 1679 | | Mughal Empire | Bhupalgarh, Mughal Empire | Defeat |
| Battle of Kalyan | 1682–1684 | | Mughal Empire | Kalyan, Mughal Empire | Victory |
| Battle of Ramsej | April 1682–1688 | | Mughal Empire | Ramsej, Maratha Kingdom | Defeat |
| Battle of Wai | December 1687 | | Mughal Empire | Wai, Mughal Empire | Victory |
| Mughal Civil War (Sayyid brothers) |
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| Battle of Balapur | 19 June – 31 July 1720 | Mughal Empire (Sayyid faction)
Sayyid Brothers
Bundi State | Mughal Empire
| Balapur, Mughal Empire | Defeat |
| Battle of Bundelkhand |
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| Battle of Jaitpur | 1728-29 | | Mughal Empire | Jaitpur, Panna State | Victory |
| Maratha–Nizam Wars |
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| Battle of Bhopal | 24 December 1737 | | Mughal Empire | Bhopal, Mughal Empire | Victory |
| Battle of Palkhed | 28 February 1728 | | Hyderabad Deccan | Palkhed, Hyderabad Deccan | Victory |
| Maratha-Rajput Wars |
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| Battle of Pilsud | 1715 | | Kingdom of Amber | Pilsud, Kingdom of Amber | Defeat |
| Battle of Mandsaur | 1732 | | Kingdom of Amber | Mandsaur, Kingdom of Amber | Victory |
| Battle of Kakkor | 1759 | | Kingdom of Amber | Kakkor, Kingdom of Amber | Defeat |
| Maratha–Bengal War |
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| First Battle of Katwa | 1742 |
Nagpur State | Bengal Subah | Katwa, Bengal Subah | Defeat |
| Battle of Birbhum | 1743 |
Nagpur State | Bengal Subah | Birbhum (Bihar), Bengal Subah | Defeat |
| Second Battle of Katwa | 1745 |
Nagpur State | Bengal Subah | Katwa, Bengal Subah | Defeat |
| Second Battle of 'Midnapur' | 1746 | Nagpur State | Bengal Subah | 'Midnapore', Bengal Subah | Defeat |
| Battle of Burdwan | 1747 | Maratha Confederacy
Nagpur State | Bengal Subah | | Defeat |
| Battle of Rani Sarai | 1748 |
Nagpur StateAfghans of Bihar | Bengal Subah | Bihar, Bengal Subah | Defeat |
| Maratha-Jat Wars |
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| Battle of Kumher | 1754 | Mughal Empire
Kingdom of Jaipur | Kingdom of Bharatpur | Kumher, Bharatpur | Defeat |
| Mughal Empire–Afghanistan War |
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| Battle of Delhi | 1757 | Mughal Empire
| Afghanistan
Rohilkhand | Delhi, Mughal Empire | Victory |
| Battle of Panipat | 1761 | Mughal Empire
| Afghan Empire
Amb State
Khanate of Kalat
Kingdom of Awadh | Panipat, Mughal Empire | Defeat |
| Maratha-Nizam War |
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| Battle of Uruli | 1762 | | Hyderabad Deccan | Uruli, Maratha Confederacy | Victory |
| Battle of Rakshasbhuvan | 1763 | | Hyderabad Deccan | Rakshasbhuvan, Maratha Confederacy | Victory |
| Battle of Kharda | March 1795 | | Hyderabad Deccan | Kharda, State of Hyderabad | Victory |
| First Maratha-Mysore War |
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| Battle of Rattihalli | 1764 | | Mysore | Rattihalli, Savanur State | Victory |
| Battle of Jadi Hanwati | 1764 | | Mysore | Jadi Hanwati, Mysore | Victory |
| Battle of Sira | 1767 | | Mysore | Sira, Mysore | Victory |
| Battle of Moti Talab | March 1771 | | Mysore | Srirangapatnam, Mysore | Victory |
| Maratha-Rohillakhand War |
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| Battle of Delhi | 1771 | Mughal Empire
| Rohilkhand | Delhi, Mughal Empire | Victory |
| Second Maratha-Mysore War |
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| Battle of Saunshi | 1777 | | Mysore | Saunshi, Mysore Kingdom | Defeat |
| First Battle of Nargund | 1778 | | Mysore | Nargund, Maratha Confederacy | Defeat |
| Second Battle of Nargund | 1785 | | Mysore | Nargund, Mysore Kingdom | Defeat |
| Battle of Adoni | 1786 | | Mysore | Adoni, Maratha Confederacy | Defeat |
| Battle of Savanur | 1786 | | Mysore | Savanur, Maratha Confederacy | Defeat |
| Maratha-Rajput Wars |
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| Battle of Patan | 1790 | Gwalior State | Kingdom of Amber
Marwar | Patan, Amber | Victory |
| Battle of Merta | 1790 | Gwalior State
Indore State | Marwar | Merta, Marwar | Victory |
| Battle of Fatehpur | 1799 | Gwalior State
Indore State | Amber | Merta, Amber | Defeat |
| Battle of Malpura | 1800 | Gwalior State
Indore State | Amber
Marwar | Malpur, Amber | Victory | |
References
Sources
Further reading
- "The Anglo-Maratha Campaigns and the Contest for India : The Struggle for Control of the South Asian Military Economy" by Randolf G. S. Cooper, Publisher: Cambridge University,
- Samant, S. D. - Vedh Mahamanavacha
- Parulekar, Shyamrao - Yashogatha Vijaya durg, Vijay Durg (1982)
- Kasar, D.B. - Rigveda to Raigarh making of Shivaji the great, Mumbai: Manudevi Prakashan (2005)
