Second Battle of Katwa

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Second Battle of Katwa
Part of
Fifth Maratha invasion of Bengal
DateDecember 1745
Location
Result Nawab victory
Belligerents
Bengal Subah

Maratha Confederacy

  • Nagpur State
Commanders and leaders
Alivardi Khan
Raghuji Bhonsale
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown


The Second Battle of Katwa occurred between the

Bengal Subah and the Maratha Confederacy
in 1745.

Bengal had repelled a

Orissa before his force of 20,000 horsemen ravaged Murshidabad and moved onwards to Katwa. There he was defeated by the Bengal army of Alivardi Khan.[1]

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