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<div>{{Short description|Part of Maratha-Rajput Wars}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2021}}{{Infobox military conflict<br />
| conflict = Battle of Kakkor<br />
| date = 1759<br />
| location = Kakkor, near [[Uniara]], [[Jaipur State]] (present-day [[Tonk district]], [[Rajasthan]], India)<br />
| result = <span style="font-size:85%;">[[File: Jaipur Indore.png|20px|frameless]]<nowiki> [[Indore State|jaipur] Victory</nowiki><ref name="sarkar1934">{{cite book |last=Sarkar |first=Jadunath |title=Fall of the Mughal Empire |volume=2 |year=1934 |publisher=M. C. Sarkar & Sons |location=Calcutta |url=https://ia601408.us.archive.org/0/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.69726/2015.69726.Fall-Of-The-Mughal-Empire-Vol2_text.pdf |access-date=11 September 2026}}</ref></span><br />
<ul><li>Barwara Fort captured by the rajputs<ref name="sarkar1934" /></li></ul><br />
| combatant1 = {{flagicon image|Indore Flag.svg}} [[Indore State]]<br />
| combatant2 = [[File:Flag of Jaipur.svg|25px|]] [[Jaipur state|Amber]]<br />
| commander1 = [[Malhar Rao Holkar]]<br />[[Gangadhar Tantiya]] {{WIA}}<br />
| commander2 = [[Madho Singh I|Madho Singh]]<br />
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The '''Battle of Kakkor''' (sometimes spelled Kakkod) was fought between the [[Maratha Confederacy|Maratha]] [[Holkar]] [[Indore State|principality of Indore]], led by the veteran Gangadhar Tatya, who was sent into battle by [[Malhar Rao Holkar]], and the [[Rajput Kingdoms|Rajput]] [[Kingdom of Amber]] under [[Sawai Madho Singh]] in present-day Kakor, Uniara, Tonk district of [[Rajasthan]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=G. H. Khare |url=http://archive.org/details/rajput-maratha-relations-1707-1760-ad-vol.-1 |title=Rajput Maratha Relations 1707-1760 AD ( Vol. 1) |date=1978-01-01 |pages=595–600}}</ref><br />
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==Battle==<br />
In 1759, [[Malhar Rao Holkar|Malharrao Holkar]] invaded [[Jaipur]] where a fierce battle took place. He despatched Gangadhar Tatya. [[Madho Singh I|Madho Singh]] dispatched an army of 4000 that was completely crushed. Tatya attacked Thakur Jodhsingh Singh, who was wounded and killed; the death of this commander was fatal as it saved Marathas who were on the verge of defeat. Gulab Singh tried to command the army, but was also killed. Lastly, [[Sawai Pratap Singh Naruka|Pratap Singh Naruka]] took the charges and fiercely went upon slaying the Marathas. Gangadhar Tatya was wounded, and had to escape from the battlefield whereas casualties of Rajput were huge, nearly 20 captains were slain. Rajputs were forced to seek peace.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Misra |first=S. c |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.131569 |title=Sindhia-holkar Rivalry In Rajasthan |date=1981 |pages=42}}</ref><br />
==Aftermath==<br />
[[Malhar Rao Holkar|Malharrao Holkar]] later laid siege to and captured Burwada fort, forcing Rajputs again to seek peace. Malharrao wasn't able to plunder for long as he had to leave Rajputana to help [[Dattaji Rao Scindia|Dattaji]]. He arrived too late as Dattaji had already fallen in the [[Battle of Barari Ghat]] .<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1759 conflicts|Kakkor]]<br />
[[Category:Battles involving the Maratha Empire|Kakkor]]<br />
[[Category:Battles involving the Rajputs]]<br />
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