After the defeating Marathas at Sikandarabad, Ahmad Shah Durrani laid siege to the fort of Aligarh which came under the dominion of Suraj Mal. Durjansal the commadar of the fort defended it but was forced to surrender the fort to Ahmad Shah Durrani which was renamed from Ramgarh to Aligarh.
Holkar's Maratha forces, which encountered the Afghans at Bahadurgarh, forced them back toward Delhi. With knowledge of their movements, Holkar managed to encircle the city and penetrated Ganga Doab by crossing the Yamuna River.[3] On the night of February 26–27, he got news that the Afghans entered Delhi two days earlier. Thence on 1 March, he looted the town of Sikandrabad. The following lone days found Holkar trying to locate a proper ford to cross the river Ganga into Rohilkhand for further forays. Abdali, meanwhile, was retreating to Delhi, keeping himself fully aware of the Maratha movements. The bottom line, therefore, was that after the Maratha advance guard met up with them, it was primarily defeated. Holkar was thrown into a panic at this moment and retreated towards Agra.
Battle
On March 5 of the year 1760, Ahmad Shah Durrani reached Kol (modern-day Aligarh) on his way to Mathura in pursuit of Gangadhar.[1] At that time, Suraj Mal, the Jat ruler, controlled Aligarh.[4] The fort, originally built by Sabit Khan and known as Sabitgarh, had come under Jat control during Suraj Mal's rise to power.[5] Renamed Ramgarh, it was defended by a Jat garrison commanded by Durjan Sal, who Ahmad Shah surrounded.[6][2]
The fort was said to have been well-built and stocked with ample necessaries for waging a long and protracted siege, yet Ahmad Shah was able to cut it off from assistance from Dig and Bharatpur, two towns far to the west of the Yamuna.[1] The distance was around fifty miles to Dig and sixty-three to Bharatpur.[2] The Yamuna further divided Ramgarh from the great state fortress of Jats, and around the fort were rampant predatory forays with the processions of Afghans.[5] While they attacked on the left side, there was left no wind of the reason to breathe one more puffs before a heroically doomed Durjan Sal capitulated and was compelled to surrender Ramgarh Fort to Ahmad Shah Durrani.[1][2]
Aftermath
Najib-ud-Daulah suggested to the Shah to remain in Kol during summer and monsoon as Jankoji Shinde and Malhar Rao Holkar had been weakened and would not be able to withstand without reinforcements from the Deccan.[4] He warned: "The Marathas have been dangerous and pledged to meet the requirements of the army with his own purse.[5]
While warnings came from Aligarh of a Maratha force advancing, under Sadashivrao Bhau, Najib urged the Shah to join in support of his allies.[4] Aligarh had to be chosen as the next halt, and Najib was appointed to administer the former territories of Wazir Ghazi-ud-Din to meet the expenses of the Afghan force.[3]
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