First Battle of Katwa
Second Maratha invasion of Bengal | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bengal Subah |
 Maratha Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ali-Vardi Khan Ghulam Mustafa Khan Mirza Beg |
Bhaskar Pant Rudrasimha Pindari Shesh Rao Gusain Mir Habib | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The First Battle of Katwa occurred between the
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 trecherously killed.[1]
See also
- Battle of Burdwan
- Maratha invasions of Bengal
- Second Battle of Katwa
References
- ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Archived from the originalon 2015-06-26.
