when was panipat’s 3rd battle happen?
October 12th, 2009 | by admin |
3rd battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Maratha power (Balaji Baji Rao) and Ahmad sah Abdali. Baji rao was defeated badly and their dream of establishing Maratha empire shattered.
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By Amitava on Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
3rd battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Maratha power (Balaji Baji Rao) and Ahmad sah Abdali. Baji rao was defeated badly and their dream of establishing Maratha empire shattered.
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By laksha94 on Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
in the year 1761 on 14th jan..learned it in 8th grade…phew!!
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By Discoverer on Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
The Third Battle of Panipat took place on January 14, 1761 at Panipat (Haryana State, India), situated at 29°23′N 76°58′E / 29.39°N 76.97°E / 29.39; 76.97 about 60 miles (95.5 km) north of Delhi. The battle pitted the French-supplied[1] and trained artillery of the Marathas against the light cavalry of the Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Durrani, an ethnic Pashtun, also known as ‘Ahmad Shah Abdali’. The battle is considered one of the largest battles fought in the 18th century.[2]
The decline of the Mughal Empire had led to territorial gains for the Maratha Confederacy. Ahmad Shah Abdali, amongst others, was unwilling to allow the Marathas’ gains to go unchecked. In 1759, he raised an army from the Pashtun tribes with help from the Baloch people and made several gains against the smaller garrisons. The Marathas, under the command of Sadashivrao Bhau, responded by gathering an army of 100,000 people with which they ransacked the Mughal capital of Delhi. There followed a series of skirmishes along the banks of the river Yamuna at Karnal and Kunjpura 29°42′57″N 77°4′49″E / 29.71583°N 77.08028°E / 29.71583; 77.08028 which eventually turned into a two-month-long siege led by Abdali against the Marathas.
The specific site of the battle itself is disputed by historians but most consider it to have occurred somewhere near modern day Kaalaa Aamb and Sanauli Road. The battle lasted for several days and involved over 125,000 men. Protracted skirmishes occurred, with losses and gains on both sides. The forces led by Ahmad Shah Durrani came out victorious after destroying several Maratha flanks. The extent of the losses on both sides is heavily disputed by historians, but it is believed that between 60,000–70,000 were killed in fighting, while numbers of the injured and prisoners taken vary considerably. The overriding legacy of the battle was the halting of the Maratha advances in the North.
The third battle of Panipat lasted for months together (for well over an year) with skirmishes and small battles in between, capture of military garrisons, all types of political games, fight for food, water and other supplies, etc. This battle concluded with the Marathas giving away an almost-won battle[citation needed]. On that day the Maratha army totaled about 45,000 and the Afghan army totaled about 60,000 with 15,000 more reserve soldiers.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Battle_of_Panipat and my brain..