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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} | {{Short description|Battle between Maratha and Bengal forces}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} | ||
{{one source|date=January 2017}} | {{one source|date=January 2017}} | ||
{{Infobox Military Conflict | {{Infobox Military Conflict | ||
| conflict = Second Battle of Katwa | | conflict = Second Battle of Katwa | ||
| partof = [[Maratha expeditions in Bengal#Fifth invasion (1745–1749)|Fifth Maratha invasion of Bengal]] | | partof = [[Maratha expeditions in Bengal#Fifth invasion (1745–1749)|Fifth Maratha invasion of Bengal]] | ||
| date = December 1745<ref name="r1">ড. মুহম্মদ আব্দুর রহিম. বাংলাদেশের ইতিহাস. আলীবর্দী ও মারাঠা আক্রমণ. পৃ. ২৯৬.</ref> | | date = December 1745<ref name="r1">ড. মুহম্মদ আব্দুর রহিম. বাংলাদেশের ইতিহাস. আলীবর্দী ও মারাঠা আক্রমণ. পৃ. ২৯৬.</ref> | ||
| place = [[Katwa]] | | place = [[Katwa]] | ||
| territory = | | territory = | ||
| result = | | result = Bengal victory<ref name="r1"/> | ||
* | * Bengal re-annexation of [[Odisha|Orissa]] | ||
* Maratha retreat towards [[Medinipur]]<ref name="r1"/> | * Maratha retreat towards [[Medinipur]]<ref name="r1"/> | ||
| status = | | status = | ||
| combatant1 =[[File: | | combatant1 = [[File:Flag of the Principality of Bengal (15th-18th century).svg|28px]] [[Bengal Subah]] | ||
* [[Nawab of Bengal]] | |||
| combatant2 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[Maratha Empire]] | |||
| combatant2 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[Maratha Empire]] | * Nagpur State | ||
| commander1 = [[File: | | commander1 = [[File:Flag of the Principality of Bengal (15th-18th century).svg|25px]] [[Alivardi Khan]] | ||
| commander2 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[Raghuji | | commander2 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[Raghuji Bhonsale]] <br> [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[ Sheshrao Pant ]] | ||
| strength1 = [[File: | | strength1 = [[File:Flag of the Principality of Bengal (15th-18th century).svg|25px]] 2,500 cavalry | ||
| strength2 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] 20,000 cavalry | | strength2 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] 20,000 cavalry | ||
| casualties1 =[[File: | | casualties1 = [[File:Flag of the Principality of Bengal (15th-18th century).svg|25px]] unknown | ||
| casualties2 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] unknown | | casualties2 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] unknown | ||
| notes = | | notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Campaignbox Later Mughal-Maratha Wars}} | |||
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 Bengal. After this battle, [[Alivardi Khan]] was known in Bengal as "Maratha-khuni" which translates to "Maratha-killer" in Bengali.<ref name="r1"/> | 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"/> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||