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| {{Short description|Battle between Maratha and Bengal forces}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
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| {{Infobox Military Conflict
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| | conflict = Second Battle of Katwa
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| | partof = [[Maratha expeditions in Bengal#Fifth invasion (1745–1749)|Fifth Maratha invasion of Bengal]]
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| | date = December 1745<ref name="r1">ড. মুহম্মদ আব্দুর রহিম. বাংলাদেশের ইতিহাস. আলীবর্দী ও মারাঠা আক্রমণ. পৃ. ২৯৬.</ref>
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| | place = [[Katwa]]
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| | territory =
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| | result = Bengal victory<ref name="r1"/>
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| * Bengal re-annexation of [[Odisha|Orissa]]
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| * Maratha retreat towards [[Medinipur]]<ref name="r1"/>
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| | combatant1 = [[File:Flag of the Principality of Bengal (15th-18th century).svg|28px]] [[Bengal Subah]]
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| * [[Nawab of Bengal]]
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| | combatant2 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[Maratha Empire]]
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| * Nagpur State
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| | commander1 = [[File:Flag of the Principality of Bengal (15th-18th century).svg|25px]] [[Alivardi Khan]]
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| | commander2 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[Raghuji Bhonsale]] <br> [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[ Sheshrao Pant ]]
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| | strength1 = [[File:Flag of the Principality of Bengal (15th-18th century).svg|25px]] 2,500 cavalry
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| | strength2 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] 20,000 cavalry
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| | casualties1 = [[File:Flag of the Principality of Bengal (15th-18th century).svg|25px]] unknown
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| | casualties2 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] unknown
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| | notes =
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| }}
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| {{Campaignbox Later Mughal-Maratha Wars}}
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| The '''Second Battle of Katwa''' occurred between the [[Nawab of Bengal|Bengal]] and [[Maratha Empire]] in December 1745. After the defeats of the [[Maratha]]s in the first four invasions of Bengal (see [[Maratha expeditions in Bengal|Maratha invasions of Bengal]]), the [[Maratha]] General and ruler of [[Nagpur]], [[Raghuji Bhonsle]] again invaded the territory of [[Nawab of Bengal|Bengal]]. Bhonsle, with 20,000 horsemen attacked the civilians of [[Murshidabad]] and moved onwards to [[Katwa]].<ref name="katwa">{{cite book|url=http://m.friendfeed-media.com/6e9ec7f58014456d2d5fd015cc8af9d2974509c0|title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges|page=516|publisher=Greenwood Press|author=Jacques, Tony|isbn=978-0-313-33536-5|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626120848/http://m.friendfeed-media.com/6e9ec7f58014456d2d5fd015cc8af9d2974509c0|archive-date=2015-06-26}}</ref> However he was repeatedly ambushed by peasant guerillas and militias in [[Birbhum]] and near [[Durgapur]], and thus his column was thinned considerably. The Marathas met [[Alivardi Khan]]'s army in Katwa where the battle started. During the battle, most of the Marathas were slaughtered and the remaining Maratha soldiers under [[Raghuji Bhonsle]] retreated from Katwa. The Marathas then retreated towards [[Medinipur]]. The battle was a victory for [[Alivardi Khan]] who had once again ousted the Marathas from East Bengal. After this battle, [[Alivardi Khan]] was known in Bengal as "Maratha-khuni" which translates to "Maratha-killer" in Bengali.<ref name="r1"/>
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| == See also ==
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| * [[Maratha expeditions in Bengal|Maratha invasions of Bengal]]
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| * [[First Battle of Katwa]]
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| * [[Battle of Burdwan]]
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| ==References==
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| {{MarathaEmpire}}
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| [[Category:Battles involving the Maratha Empire|Katwa 1745]]
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| [[Category:Conflicts in 1745|Katwa]]
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| [[Category:1745 in India]]
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