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Battle of Panipat
1761
14 January 1761
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type of battle

war or event

Indian Campaigns of Ahmad Shah

at a glance

coordinates unknown

location

modern country

Afghan General Ahmad Shah Durrani beat a Maratha force at Barari Ghat then a year later marched against the main Maratha army under the Peshwa’s cousin Sadashiv Bhao. North of Delhi, at Panipat, Bhao and the Peshwa’s teenage son Viswas Rao were killed, along with up to 200,000 troops and camp followers, and Maratha military power in the north was destroyed.


   
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