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Battle of Hajipur
1760
16 June 1760
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type of battle

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Seven Years War (India)

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location

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As Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II withdrew south through Bengal, pursued by Major John Caillaud after defeat at Sherpur(22 February), Patna itself was threatened by Imperial ally Khadem Husain Khan of Purnea. A small British-Sepoy force under Captain Ranfurlie Knox marched northeast to defeat Khadem Husain at Hajipur and further action a week later secured Patna.


   
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