Battle of Burdwan
The Battle of Burdwan occurred at Burdwan between Bengal and the Maratha Empire in March 1747. When the Maratha forces advanced towards Bengal from Orissa, Mir Jafar and Ataullah Khan, commanders of Nawab Alivardi Khan's army, retreated towards Burdwan without resisting the invaders.
| Battle of Burdwan | |||||||
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| Part of Fifth Maratha invasion of Bengal | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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 Maratha Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Alivardi Khan Siraj-ud-Daula Salaut Jung Haji Ahmed Rajnarayan Ghosh Umar Khan Mohmand Khelat Chandra Chowdhury Musaib Khan Mohmand † |
Janoji Bhonsle Mir Habib | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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40,000+ |
70,000[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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24,000 |
48,000 | ||||||
As a result, Alivardi Khan dismissed both of them and amassed an army to defend against the invading Maratha forces of Janoji Bhonsle and Mir Habib.[1] His grandson Siraj-ud-Daula would fight in this battle.
After intense fighting, Alivardi Khan managed to repulse the Marathas in this battle.[1][2]
References
- ড. মহম্মদ আব্দুর রহিম. বাংলাদেশের ইতিহাস. আলীবর্দী ও মারাঠা আক্রমণ. পৃ. ২৯৭.
- Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
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