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| image = The Third battle of Panipat 13 January 1761.jpg | | image = The Third battle of Panipat 13 January 1761.jpg | ||
| caption = [[Third Battle of Panipat]], 14 January 1761 | | caption = [[Third Battle of Panipat]], 14 January 1761 | ||
| conflict = | | conflict =Afghan–Maratha War | ||
| partof = the [[Indian campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani]] | | partof = the [[Indian campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani]] | ||
| date = 28 April 1751–10 September 1790 | | date = 28 April 1751–10 September 1790 | ||
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* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|border=}} [[Raghunathrao|Raghunath Rao]] | * {{flagicon image|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|border=}} [[Raghunathrao|Raghunath Rao]] | ||
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|border=}} [[Sakharam Bapu Bokil]] | * {{flagicon image|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|border=}} [[Sakharam Bapu Bokil]] | ||
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|border=}} [[Mahadaji Shinde|Mahadji Scindia]] | * {{flagicon image|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|border=}} [[Mahadaji Shinde|Mahadji Scindia]] | ||
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|border=}} [[Malhar Rao Holkar]] | * {{flagicon image|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|border=}} [[Malhar Rao Holkar]] | ||
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|border=}} [[Dattaji Rao Scindia|Dattaji Scindia]]{{KIA}} | * {{flagicon image|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|border=}} [[Dattaji Rao Scindia|Dattaji Scindia]]{{KIA}} | ||
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* [[Adina Beg]] | * [[Adina Beg]] | ||
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=== Battle of Delhi (1757) === | === Battle of Delhi (1757) === | ||
{{Main|Battle of Delhi (1757)}} | |||
The Mughal emperor and the imperial grand vizier alarmed by this foreign occupation, secretly sent for his vassal, the Peshwa. The Maratha Peshwa [[Balaji Baji Rao]] sent his brother [[Raghunath Rao]] along with [[Shamsher Bahadur]], Ramsingha, Gangadhar Tatya, [[Sakharam Bapu Bokil]], Naroshankar Rajebahadur, Sidhojiraje Gharge-Desai-Deshmukh, Mankojiraje Gharge-Desai-Deshmukh, Maujiram Bania and a large army towards Delhi. They were accompanied by [[Malhar Rao Holkar]] of [[Malwa]] who had much experience in [[North India]] and with its rulers. The Marathas [[Battle of Delhi (1757)|captured Delhi]] in August 1757. They decisively defeated the Rohillas near Delhi in 1758.<ref name="War" /> | The Mughal emperor and the imperial grand vizier alarmed by this foreign occupation, secretly sent for his vassal, the Peshwa. The Maratha Peshwa [[Balaji Baji Rao]] sent his brother [[Raghunath Rao]] along with [[Shamsher Bahadur]], Ramsingha, Gangadhar Tatya, [[Sakharam Bapu Bokil]], Naroshankar Rajebahadur, Sidhojiraje Gharge-Desai-Deshmukh, Mankojiraje Gharge-Desai-Deshmukh, Maujiram Bania and a large army towards Delhi. They were accompanied by [[Malhar Rao Holkar]] of [[Malwa]] who had much experience in [[North India]] and with its rulers. The Marathas [[Battle of Delhi (1757)|captured Delhi]] in August 1757. They decisively defeated the Rohillas near Delhi in 1758.<ref name="War" /> | ||
==Initial campaign & success== | ==Initial campaign & success== | ||
{{Main|Maratha conquest of North-west India}} | {{Main|Maratha conquest of North-west India}} | ||
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* {{Cite journal|last=Malik|first=Zahiruddin|date=1982|title=Persian Documents pertaining to the tragic End of Ghulam Qadir Rohilla, 1780–1789|journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress|volume=43|pages=565–571|issn=2249-1937|jstor=44141288}} | * {{Cite journal|last=Malik|first=Zahiruddin|date=1982|title=Persian Documents pertaining to the tragic End of Ghulam Qadir Rohilla, 1780–1789|journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress|volume=43|pages=565–571|issn=2249-1937|jstor=44141288}} | ||
* {{Cite book|last=Sarkar|first=Jadunath|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.1681/page/n1/mode/2up|title=Fall of the Mughal Empire|publisher=M. C. Sarkar & Sons|year=1952|edition=2|volume=III|location=Calcutta|author-link=Jadunath Sarkar}} | * {{Cite book|last=Sarkar|first=Jadunath|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.1681/page/n1/mode/2up|title=Fall of the Mughal Empire|publisher=M. C. Sarkar & Sons|year=1952|edition=2|volume=III|location=Calcutta|author-link=Jadunath Sarkar}} | ||
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