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{{Infobox military conflict<br />
|name=Battle of Alegaon<br />
|date=1762<br />
|place=Alegaon, Taluka: Shirur, District : Pune. 55 km east of Pune [[Maharashtra]]<br />
|result=both armies retreated.<ref name="alegaon">{{cite book|title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges|page=27|publisher=Greenwood Press|author= Jacques, Tony|isbn=978-0-313-33536-5}}</ref><br />
|combatant1=[[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|border|22px]][[Maratha Empire]]<br />
|combatant2= Mughal Empire<br />
*{{unbulleted list|{{flagicon image|Asafia flag of Hyderabad State.png}}[[Hyderabad]] <br />
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| {{flagicon image|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|border|22px}}[[Maratha Empire]]}}<br />
|commander1=[[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|border|22px]][[Madhavrao I]]<br />
|commander2={{flagicon image|Asafia flag of Hyderabad State.png}}[[Nizam Ali Khan]]<br/><br />
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{{flagicon image|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|border|22px}}[[Raghunathrao]]<br />
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Remains of battle like hoses built for horses still found at Alegaon. Due to This village is also Called as Alegaon Paga.<br />
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The '''Battle of Alegaon''' was fought between [[Nizam Ali Khan]] of [[Hyderabad]] and [[Raghunathrao]] of the [[Maratha Empire]] against [[Madhavrao I]] of the Maratha Empire.<ref name="alegaon"/> [[Raghunathrao]] had established an alliance with [[Nizam Ali Khan]] of Hyderabad.<ref name="alegaon"/> When conflict arose between [[Raghunathrao]] and [[Madhavrao I]], a joint campaign between [[Nizam Ali Khan]] and [[Raghunathrao]] resulted in [[Madhavrao I]] being heavily defeated.<ref name="alegaon"/> [[Madhavrao I]] surrendered on 12 November 1762.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.indianage.com/eventdate.php/General/12-November-1762|title=General on 12-November-1762|access-date=6 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083803/http://www.indianage.com/eventdate.php/General/12-November-1762|archive-date=18 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Nizam Ali Khan]] got all of his previously lost territories that were lost at the [[Battle of Udgir]].<ref name="alegaon"/> [[Madhavrao I]] submitted to his uncle, [[Raghunathrao]].<ref name="alegaon"/><br />
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[[Category:Conflicts in 1762|Alegaon]]<br />
[[Category:Battles involving the Maratha Empire|Gajendragad]]<br />
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