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This is a list of the battles involving the Maratha Confederacy , and earlier the Maratha Rebellion under Shivaji till its dissolution in 1818.
Battle
Date
Allies
Enemies
Contemporary Location
Result
Shivaji's insurgency against the Bijapur Sultanate
Battle of Pratapgarh
1659
Marathas
Bijapur Sultanate
Pratapgarh , Bijapur Sultanate
Victory
Battle of Pavan Khind
1660
Marathas
Bijapur Sultanate
Vishalgad , Bijapur Sultanate
Inconclusive
Battle of Panhala
1660
Marathas
Bijapur Sultanate
Panhala , Bijapur Sultanate
Defeat
Maratha insurgency against the Hindustani Empire
Battle of Chakan
1660
Marathas
Template:Country data Imperial Hindustan
Chakan, Hindustani Empire
Defeat
Battle of Surat
1664
Marathas
Template:Country data Imperial Hindustan
Surat, Hindustani Empire
Victory
Battle of Vani-Dindori
1670
Marathas
Template:Country data Imperial Hindustan
Vani, Hindustani Empire
Victory
Battle of Purandar
1665
Marathas
Template:Country data Imperial Hindustan
Purandar, Hindustani Empire
Defeat
Battle of Sinhagad
1670
Marathas
Template:Country data Imperial Hindustan
Sinhagad Fort, Hindustani Empire
Victory
Battle of Salher
1672
Marathas
Template:Country data Imperial Hindustan
Salher, Hindustani Empire
Victory
Battle of Bhupalgarh
1679
Maratha Kingdom
Template:Country data Imperial Hindustan
Bhupalgarh, Hindustani Empire
Defeat
Battle of Kalyan
1682–1684
Maratha Kingdom
Template:Country data Imperial Hindustan
Kalyan, Hindustani Empire
Victory
Battle of Ramsej
1682–1688
Maratha Kingdom
Template:Country data Imperial Hindustan
Ramsej, Maratha Kingdom
Defeat
Battle of Wai
1687
Maratha Kingdom
Template:Country data Imperial Hindustan
Wai, Hindustani Empire
Victory
Hindustani Civil War (Sayyid brothers)
Battle of Balapur
1720
Template:Country data Imperial Hindustan • Sayyid Brothers • Maratha Kingdom • Kingdom of Rohilkhand • Bundi State
Template:Country data Imperial Hindustan • Emperor Shah Alam I • Viceroyalty of the Deccan
Balapur, Hindustan
Defeat
Maratha–Nizam War
Battle of Palkhed
1728
Maratha Confederacy
Viceroyalty of Hyderabad Deccan
Palkhed, Viceroyalty of Hyderabad Deccan
Victory
Maratha-Rajput Wars
Battle of Pilsud
1715
Maratha Confederacy
Kingdom of Amber
Pilsud, Kingdom of Amber
Defeat
Battle of Mandsaur
1732
Maratha Confederacy
Kingdom of Amber
Mandsaur, Kingdom of Amber
Victory
Battle of Kakkor
1732
Maratha Confederacy
Kingdom of Amber
Kakkor, Kingdom of Amber
Victory
Maratha invasion of Awadh
Battle of Jalesar
1737
Maratha Confederacy
Awadh Province
Jalesar, Hindustan
Defeat
Battle of Badshahpur
1737
Maratha Confederacy
Viceroyalty of Hyderabad Deccan
Badshahpur, Hindustan
Defeat
Maratha–Nizam War
Battle of Bhopal
1737
Maratha Confederacy
Viceroyalty of Hyderabad Deccan
Bhopal, Viceroyalty of Hyderabad Deccan
Victory
Battle of Hyderabad
1739
Maratha Confederacy
Viceroyalty of Hyderabad Deccan
Hyderabad, Viceroyalty of Hyderabad Deccan
Inconclusive
Maratha–Bengal War
First Battle of Katwa
1742
Maratha Confederacy • Nagpur State
Bengal Province
Katwa, Hindustan
Defeat
Second Battle of Katwa
1745
Maratha Confederacy • Nagpur State
Bengal Province
Katwa, Hindustan
Defeat
Battle of Burdwan
1747
Maratha Confederacy • Nagpur State
Bengal Province
Burdwan, Hindustan
Defeat
Maratha-Jat Wars
Battle of Kumher
1754
Template:Country data Imperial Hindustan • Maratha Confederacy • Kingdom of Jaipur
Kingdom of Bharatpur
Kumher, Bharatpur
Defeat
Battle of Gwalior
1754
Maratha Confederacy
Kingdom of Gohad
Gwalior, Gohad
Victory
Hindustan-Afghanistan War
Battle of Delhi
1758
Template:Country data Imperial Hindustan • Maratha Confederacy
Afghanistan • Kingdom of Rohilkhand
Delhi, Hindustan
Victory
Battle of Peshawar
1759
Template:Country data Imperial Hindustan • Maratha Confederacy Sikh militias
Afghanistan
Peshwar, Afghan Empire
Victory
Battle of Panipat
1761
Template:Country data Imperial Hindustan • Maratha Confederacy
Afghan Empire • Kingdom of Rohilkhand • Amb State • Khanate of Kalat • Kingdom of Awadh
Panipat, Hindustan
Defeat
Maratha-Nizam War
Battle of Uruli
1762
Maratha Confederacy
Viceroyalty of Hyderabad Deccan
Uruli, Maratha Confederacy
Victory
Battle of Rakshasbhuvan
1763
Maratha Confederacy
Viceroyalty of Hyderabad Deccan
Rakshasbhuvan, Maratha Confederacy
Victory
First Maratha-Mysore War
Battle of Channapatna
1759
Maratha Confederacy
Kingdom of Mysore
Channapatna, Mysore Kingdom
Defeat
Battle of Rattihalli
1764
Maratha Confederacy • Savanur State
Kingdom of Mysore
Rattihalli, Savanur State
Victory
Battle of Jadi Hanwati
1764
Maratha Confederacy
Kingdom of Mysore
Jadi Hanwati, Mysore
Victory
Battle of Sira
1767
Maratha Confederacy
Kingdom of Mysore
Sira, Mysore
Victory
Maratha-Rohillakhand War
Battle of Delhi
1771
Template:Country data Imperial Hindustan • Maratha Confederacy
Kingdom of Rohilkhand
Delhi, Hindustan
Victory
Second Maratha-Mysore War
Battle of Saunshi
1777
Maratha Confederacy
Kingdom of Mysore
Saunshi, Mysore Kingdom
Defeat
Battle of Kabbaldurga
1779
Maratha Confederacy
Kingdom of Mysore
Kabbaldurga, Mysore Kingdom
Defeat
First Battle of Nargund
1778
Maratha Confederacy
Kingdom of Mysore
Nargund, Maratha Confederacy
Defeat
Second Battle of Nargund
1785
Maratha Confederacy
Kingdom of Mysore
Nargund, Mysore Kingdom
Defeat
Battle of Adoni
1786
Maratha Confederacy
Kingdom of Mysore
Adoni, Maratha Confederacy
Defeat
Battle of Savanur
1786
Maratha Confederacy
Kingdom of Mysore
Savanur, Maratha Confederacy
Defeat
Maratha-Rajput Wars
Battle of Patan
1790
Maratha Confederacy • Gwalior State
Kingdom of Amber Kingdom of Marwar
Patan, Amber
Victory
Battle of Merta
1790
Maratha Confederacy • Gwalior State • Indore State
Kingdom of Marwar
Merta, Marwar
Defeat
Battle of Fatehpur
1799
Maratha Confederacy • Gwalior State • Indore State
Kingdom of Amber
Merta, Amber
Defeat
Battle of Malpura
1800
Maratha Confederacy • Gwalior State • Indore State
Kingdom of Amber Kingdom of Marwar
Malpur, Amber
Victory
Battles against Nizam of Hyderabad
References
Sources
Further reading
"The Anglo-Maratha Campaigns and the Contest for India : The Struggle for Control of the South Asian Military Economy" by Randolf G. S. Cooper, Publisher: Cambridge University, ISBN 978-0521036467
Samant, S. D. - Vedh Mahamanavacha
Parulekar, Shyamrao - Yashogatha Vijaya durg , Vijay Durg (1982)
Kasar, D.B. - Rigveda to Raigarh making of Shivaji the great , Mumbai: Manudevi Prakashan (2005)