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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Military conflict in Gwalior}}<br />
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| conflict = Battle of Gwalior (1754)<br />
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| date = 1754–1755<br />
| place = [[Gwaior]]<br />
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| territory = Marathas capture [[Gwalior Fort]]<br />
| result = [[Maratha]] victory<ref name=RP1 /><br />
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| combatant1 = {{flag|Maratha Empire}}<br />
| combatant2 = [[Kingdom of Gohad]]<br />
| commander1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] Vitthal Sadashiv Vinchulkar<br />
| commander2 = Rana Bhim Singh{{KIA}}<br />
| casualties1 = Unknown<br />
| casualties2 = Unknown<br />
| image = Gwalior_Fort_front.jpg<br />
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The '''Battle of Gwalior''' took place between the [[Marathas|Maratha Empire]] and the [[Kingdom of Gohad]] between 1754 and 1755. The Marathas were ultimately victorious and defeated the forces of Gohad.<br />
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==Background== <br />
While Marathas were busy in [[Battle of Kumher]] the Jat Ruler of Gohad recovered his territory and captured Gwalior fort, taking advantage of absence of main Maratha army. [[Raghunathrao]] dispatched Vitthal Sadashiv Vinchulkar, on his arrival Rana Bhim Singh fled to Gwalior fort and locked himself in.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Andhare |first=B. R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qWYeAAAAMAAJ |title=Bundelkhand Under the Marathas, 1720-1818 A.D.: A Study of Maratha-Bundela Relations |date=1984 |publisher=Vishwa Bharati Prakashan |pages=94–98 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=RP1>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Raj Pal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TKhuAAAAMAAJ |title=Rise of the Jat Power |date=1988 |publisher=Harman Publishing House |isbn=978-81-85151-05-2 |pages=87–93 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Battle==<br />
Vitthal Sadashiv Vinchulkar defeated and cut the Jat Army, reaching the house of Rana Bhim Singh. Rana refused to surrender, but finally was defeated and beheaded.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Raj Pal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TKhuAAAAMAAJ |title=Rise of the Jat Power |date=1988 |publisher=Harman Publishing House |isbn=978-81-85151-05-2 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><br />
==Aftermath==<br />
Marathas captured the fort of Gwalior and Nanasahehb build tomb of Rana Bhim Singh there. The fort was recaptured by his son in 1761 but was then again captured by [[Mahadji Scindia|Mahadji Shinde]] in 1765.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Battles involving the Maratha Empire]]<br />
[[Category:1754 in India]]<br />
[[Category:1755 in India]]<br />
[[Category:Battles involving the Jats]]</div>MyronMccreary8