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Capture of Torna fort
| Capture of Torna | |||||||||
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| Part of The Maratha rebellion | |||||||||
 A modern view of the Torna fort | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Maratha Army | Bijapur Sultanate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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ShivajiTanaji MalusareNetaji PalkarBaji PhalaskarYesaji Kank[5] | Unknown | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 1000 men[6] | 100-200 (possibly) | ||||||||
Capture of Torna fort was led by Tanaji Malusare, Baji Phalaskar and Netaji Palkar and some other trusted commanders, accompanied by Shivaji, to capture the fort of Torna.[7] The Marathas successfully occupied the fort.[8][9][10] The battle marks the political empowerment and growing success of the Maratha rebellion led by Shivaji.
Reference
- ↑ SarDesai, D. R. (2018). India: The Definative History. Taylor & Francis. pp. XV. ISBN 978-0-429-96842-6.
- ↑ Michell, George (10 August 2012). Southern India. Roli Books. ISBN 978-81-7436-903-1.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ Nadkarni, R.V (1946). Rise & Fall Of Maratha Empire. p. 52.
- ↑ A Copendium of the History of India. Gantz Bros. 1870. p. 69.
- ↑ Mirza, Umair (March 1826). History of Marathas. p. 104.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ Dattātraya Baḷavanta Pārasanīsa, Charles Augustus Kincaid (1968). A History of the Maratha People: From the earliest times to the death of Shivaji. S. Chand. p. 134.
- ↑ Sarkar, Jadunath (1920). Shivaji and his times. London, New York, Longmans, Green and Co. p. 26. ISBN 978-81-250-1347-1.
- ↑ Kincaid, Charles Augustus (1918–1925). A history of the Maratha people. London,Milford. p. 134.
- ↑ Kincaid, Dennis (2018). Shivaji The Grand Rebel. Shrishti Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 9789387022249.
- ↑ Kadam, Umesh Ashok (31 March 2023). Deccan in Transition,1600 to 1800. Taylor & Francis. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-000-85303-2.