Battle of Barari Ghat
Battle of Barari Ghat (1760) | |||||||
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Part of the Afghan–Maratha conflicts | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Durrani Empire Rohilla Afghans | Maratha Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Qutbshah Rohilla |
Dattaji Rao Scindia † Sabaji Scindia Jankoji Sindhia Jotiba | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | +1,000 killed |
The Battle of Barari Ghat was a military engagement between the Durrani-Rohilla Afghans and the Marathas army, the Maratha army was defeated and its leader was killed in the battle.
Prelude
After his defeat at the hands of the Durranis, Dattaji Rao Scindia retreated to Delhi and reached Sonipat on 29 December, he instructed the Mughal vizier Imad-ul-Mulk to organize Delhi's defenses, but the vizier betrayed him and deserted him, leaving Delhi defenseless, to make things worst, the peasantry despised the Marathas and they were not to be relied on, Dattaji then anticipated the next encounter cannot be delayed longer, he reached Barari Ghat, on January 4, with the Yamuna river separating the two armies, the Maratha soldiers were ordered to stay on all the fords of the Yamuna river to prevent the enemy crossing, on January 6, Dattaji visited Delhi and sent all non-combatants and the families of the Maratha officers to Rewari.[1]
Battle
On the Night of January 8–9,
Aftermath
The victorious Afghans entered the city of Delhi on 9 January while still chasing the retreating Marathas, the city has already been deserted by the majority of its populace, and the remaining shut themselves behind their doors, Imad-ul-Mulk alongside the entire Mughal Bureaucracy and soldiery and the Red fort was left un-defended and the Afghans place Shah Jahan III as the new emperor of the Mughals, declaring that he's under protection by Abdali and instructed his Lieutenants not to put the emperor to any embarrassment.[11]
References
- ^ Jaswant Lal Mehta, Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813, p. 268-9 [1]
- ^ Jaswant Lal Mehta, p. 269
- ^ Jaswant Lal Mehta, p. 269
- ^ Jaywant Joglekar, Decisive Battles India Lost (326 B.C. to 1803 A.D.), 86 [2]
- ^ D.S Saggu VSM, Battle Tactics And War Manoeuvres of the Sikhs
- ^ Jaswant Lal Mehta, p. 269-270
- ^ Jaswant Lal Mehta, p. 270
- ^ Jaswant Lal Mehta, p. 270
- ^ D.S Saggu VSM.
- ^ Jaywant Joglekar, p. 86
- ^ Jaswant Lal Mehta, p. 270