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Third Battle of Panipat
Panipat · Haryana · North India
Estimated casualties
60K – 100Kestimated dead
~60,000-70,000 killed in the fighting; including the post-battle massacre of prisoners and non-combatants, Shejwalkar estimates up to ~100,000 Maratha dead. Heavily disputed.
SOURCEShejwalkar, Panipat 1761; via Wikipedia
On 14 January 1761 the Durrani Afghan army under Ahmad Shah Durrani defeated the Maratha Empire at Panipat in one of the largest and bloodiest 18th-century battles; massive Maratha losses checked their northern expansion and reshaped the Indian balance of power.
Belligerents2
- Durrani Empire (Ahmad Shah Durrani)
- Maratha Empire
ON THE MAPMaratha Confederacy
Sources
- Wikipedia: Third Battle of Panipat
- T.S. Shejwalkar, Panipat 1761
- Wikipedia — text reused under CC BY-SA 4.0
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