Battle of Delhi (1764)

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The Battle of Delhi (1764) was fought between the Kingdom of Bharatpur and the Rohilkhand Kingdom under the Durrani Empire. Maharaja Jawahar Singh of Bharatpur invaded and plundered Delhi along with the help of Marathas of Holkar clan. [1] [2]

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Battle of Delhi (1764)
Part of Decline of the Mughal Empire
DateNovember 1764 – February 1765
Location
Result Jat-Maratha-sikh victory [3] [4]
Belligerents
Flag of Bharatpur1.png Kingdom of Bharatpur
Supported by
Indore Flag.svg Holkars of the Maratha Empire [5]
Kattar Dhal Talwar.jpg Sikh cavalry [6]

Abdali flag.png Durrani Empire

Commanders and leaders

Flag of Bharatpur1.png Jawahar Singh
Indore Flag.svg Malhar Rao Holkar [7]

Baghel Singh [8]
Flag of the Rampur State.svg Najib ad-Dawlah

Background

On 25 December 1763, Najib-ad Daulah accidentally shot Jawahar Singh's father Maharaja Suraj Mal, leading to his demise. Maharaja Sawai Jawahar Singh started preparing to avenge the death of his father. [9] [10] He took the help of the Maratha Raja of Indore, Malhar Rao Holkar and the Sikh forces numbered 12,000 to 15,000. [11]

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