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A powerful expedition was launched into Orissa and Bengal, beginning on the day of Dasara in 1741, with a force of around ten thousand cavalry. The campaign was led by Bhaskar Ram, who departed from [[Nagpur]] in November. Advancing through Ramgad, they plundered the district of Pachet, located about 60 miles east of Ranchi. The Marathas soon managed to bring Katwa, Dinajpur under their control. Mir Habib worked to consolidate their authority across other parts of West Bengal by opening negotiations with local zamindars and dispatching agents to collect customs and rents from the population. | A powerful expedition was launched into Orissa and Bengal, beginning on the day of Dasara in 1741, with a force of around ten thousand cavalry. The campaign was led by Bhaskar Ram, who departed from [[Nagpur]] in November. Advancing through Ramgad, they plundered the district of Pachet, located about 60 miles east of Ranchi. The Marathas soon managed to bring Katwa, Dinajpur under their control. Mir Habib worked to consolidate their authority across other parts of West Bengal by opening negotiations with local zamindars and dispatching agents to collect customs and rents from the population.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Datta|first=Kalikinkar|url=https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Alivardi_and_His_Times.html?id=NKkbAAAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y|title=Alivardi And His Times}}</ref> | ||
Within two to three months, the Marathas had taken control of Orissa, Midnapur, Burdwan, parts of the Bäjsáhl zamindari, [[Birbhum]], and Rajmahal essentially, most of [[West Bengal]] and parts of [[Orissa]]. Only Murshidabad and the northern and eastern regions of Bengal remained under Alivardi Khan's authority. The lull in military operations during the monsoon of 1742 provided the Marathas an ideal opportunity to intensify their depredations across Burdwan, Midnapur, and Orissa, reaching as far as Dalkore. Historian Gangaram lists several key locations in the districts of Burdwan, Nadia, Birbhum, Murshidabad, Bankura, and Midnapur as having suffered from the Maratha invasions. | Within two to three months, the Marathas had taken control of Orissa, Midnapur, Burdwan, parts of the Bäjsáhl zamindari, [[Birbhum]], and Rajmahal essentially, most of [[West Bengal]] and parts of [[Orissa]]. Only Murshidabad and the northern and eastern regions of Bengal remained under Alivardi Khan's authority. The lull in military operations during the monsoon of 1742 provided the Marathas an ideal opportunity to intensify their depredations across Burdwan, Midnapur, and Orissa, reaching as far as Dalkore. Historian Gangaram lists several key locations in the districts of Burdwan, Nadia, Birbhum, Murshidabad, Bankura, and Midnapur as having suffered from the Maratha invasions. | ||