First Battle of Katwa

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First Battle of Katwa
Part of Second Maratha invasion of Bengal
Date17 September 1742
Location
Katwa
Result

Bengal victory

  • Evacuation of the Maratha forces from the territory of Bengal
Belligerents
Bengal Subah[1] Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Maratha Empire
Commanders and leaders
  • Bhaskar Pandit †
  • Rudrasimha Pindari
  • Sheshrao Gusain
  • Mir Habib

    • The First Battle of Katwa occurred between Bengal Subah and Maratha Empire in 1742. The Marathas initially attacked and captured Katwa and Hooghly in Bengal. The Nawab of Bengal Alivardi Khan, using conscripted tribal and peasant levies from Birbhum, responded with a direct attack on the Maratha camp at Katwa from the rear in nightfall and the entire Maratha army was evacuated out of Bengal on 17 September 1742, believing a much larger force had charged them. The Maratha commander Bhaskar Pandit was killed during the attack on the camp.[2][1][3]

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    1. ^ a b ড. মুহম্মদ আব্দুর রহিম. বাংলাদেশের ইতিহাস. আলীবর্দী ও মারাঠা আক্রমণ. পৃ. ২৯৪.
    2. ^ Fall of the Mughal Empire Vol. 1 by Jadunath Sarkar
    3. ^ Jacques, Tony (2006). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 516. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.
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