Battle of Mandsaur

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Battle of Mandsaur
Date21 October 1732
Location
Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, India
24°02′N75°05′E / 24.03°N 75.08°E / 24.03; 75.08
Result Maratha Empire victory
Belligerents
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Maratha Confederacy
Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Chimaji Appa [1]
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Malhar Rao Holkar
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Ranoji Scindia
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Anand Rao Pawar
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Vithoji Bhule
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Udaji Pawar
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Manaji Patil		 Flag of Jaipur.svg Jai Singh II
Strength
55,000 25,000
Casualties and losses
15 officers killed [2] 1 officer killed [2]
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Location within Madhya Pradesh
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Mandsaur (India)

The Battle of Mandsaur took place in Mandsaur, India between the Maratha and Jai Singh II of Jaipur.

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Battle

In February 1732, the Marathas completely surrounded Jai Singh with their enormous cavalry and started cutting of his supplies. The Jaipur Raja was forced to sue for peace, he offered the marathas six lakhs, but the Holkar refused and demanded more. While the negotiations were taking place, a rumour surfaced about reinforcements from Emperor Muhammad Shah. This raised the morale of the Jaipur army and the Rajputs got ready for battle, the Marathas quickly attacked the rearguard of the Jaipur army and killed its commander. The Rajputs also attacked and killed fifteen Maratha officers in the fight that followed. Holkar and his men retreated 30 miles away from the battlefield. Jai Singh followed them but was outpaced by the Maratha cavalry who reached Jai Singh's camp and forced him to surrender. [2]

Aftermath

Jai Singh was forced to give six lakhs to Holkar and allow him to collect chauth from 28 parganas in Malwa. [2]

The Maratha victory at the Battle of Mandsaur [3] had the following consequences:

  1. Scindias and Holkars were emboldened to renew their attack on Rajputana.
  2. Kota and Bundi were made the next targets in the same year by the Marathas.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "New History of the Marathas Vol.2". 11 February 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sarkar, Jadunath (1984). History of Jaipur: C. 1503-1938. Orient Longman. p. 180. ISBN   9788125003335 . Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. ↑ S.R. Bakshi And O.P. Ralhan, Madhya Pradesh Through the Ages, page 362
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