First Battle of Katwa

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First Battle of Katwa
Part of Maratha invasions of Bengal
Date17 September 1742
Location
Katwa
Result Bengal Subah victory
Belligerents
Flag of the Principality of Bengal (15th-18th century).svg Bengal Subah Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg  Maratha Confederacy
Commanders and leaders
Flag of the Principality of Bengal (15th-18th century).svg Ali-Vardi Khan
Flag of the Principality of Bengal (15th-18th century).svg Ghulam Mustafa Khan
Flag of the Principality of Bengal (15th-18th century).svg Mirza Beg		Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Bhaskar Pant
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Rudrasimha Pindari
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Shesh Rao Gusain
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Mir Habib
Strength
Unknown 12,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown 12,000

The First Battle of Katwa occurred between the Bengal Subah and Maratha Confederacy in 1742. The Marathas under Raghoji 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 Pant was killed. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ 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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