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The '''siege of Ratanpur''' in 1740 was a siege led by the [[Nagpur kingdom|Marathas of Nagpur]] on the fort of [[Ratanpur, Chhattisgarh|Ratanpur]], capital of the [[Haihaiyavanshi Kingdom]]. There was almost no resistance by the [[Haihaiyavanshi Kingdom|Haihaiyavanshis]], which resulted in a victory for the Marathas. | The '''siege of Ratanpur''' in 1740 was a siege led by the [[Nagpur kingdom|Marathas of Nagpur]] on the fort of [[Ratanpur, Chhattisgarh|Ratanpur]], capital of the [[Haihaiyavanshi Kingdom]]. There was almost no resistance by the [[Haihaiyavanshi Kingdom|Haihaiyavanshis]], which resulted in a victory for the Marathas. | ||
{{Infobox military conflict | |||
| conflict = Siege of Ratanpur (1740) | |||
| partof = Maratha conquest of Chhattisgarh | |||
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| date = 1740 | |||
| place = [[Ratanpur, Chhattisgarh|Ratanpur]] | |||
| result = [[Maratha Empire|Maratha]] victory<br> | |||
*[[Ratanpur, Chhattisgarh|Ratanpur]] fort captured and looted by [[Maratha Empire|Marathas]] | |||
*[[Haihaiyavanshi Kingdom]] and other petty chieftains come under suzerainty of [[Nagpur Kingdom|Nagpur]] | |||
| territory = [[Haihaiyavanshi Kingdom]] and other petty chieftains such as [[Kanker State]], [[Korea State|Koriya State]], come under suzerainty of [[Nagpur Kingdom|Nagpur]] | |||
| combatant1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|23px]] [[Maratha Empire]]<br> | |||
*[[File:Nagpur State Flag.png|15px]] [[Nagpur kingdom|Kingdom of Nagpur]] | |||
| combatant2 = [[Haihaiyavanshi Kingdom]] | |||
| commander1 = [[File:Nagpur State Flag.png|18px]] [[Raghuji the Great]] | |||
| commander2 = Raghunath Singh | |||
| strength1 = 40,000 men<br />chiefly [[Cavalry]] | |||
| strength2 = unknown | |||
| casualties1 = | |||
| casualties2 = | |||
}} | |||
Revision as of 10:00, 23 June 2025
The siege of Ratanpur in 1740 was a siege led by the Marathas of Nagpur on the fort of Ratanpur, capital of the Haihaiyavanshi Kingdom. There was almost no resistance by the Haihaiyavanshis, which resulted in a victory for the Marathas.
| Siege of Ratanpur (1740) | |||||||||
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| Part of Maratha conquest of Chhattisgarh | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Haihaiyavanshi Kingdom | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Raghuji the Great | Raghunath Singh | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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40,000 men chiefly Cavalry | unknown | ||||||||
