Battle of Gwalior (1754)
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The Battle of Gwalior took place between Marathas and Kingdom of Gohad between 1754 and 1755 where Marathas ultimately defeated the Jaat Ruler.
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 Maratha Empire | Kingdom of Gohad | ||||||||
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Vitthal Sadashiv Vinchulkar | Rana Bhim Singh † | ||||||||
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Background
When Marathas were busy in Battle of Kumher the Jaat Ruler of Gohad recovered his territory and also captured Gwalior fort taking advantage of absence of main maratha army. Raghunathrao despatched Vitthal Sadashiv Vinchulkar,on his arrival Rana Bhim Singh fled to Gwalior fort and locked himself in it.[2][3][4]
Battle
Vitthal Sadashiv Vinchulkar defeating and cutting the Jat Army reached the house of Rana Bhim Singh,Rana refused to surrender and kept on fighting until finally he was defeated and beheaded by Vitthal Vinchulkar.[5][3]
Aftermath
Marathas captured the fort of Gwalior. Nanasahehb build tomb of Rana Bhim Singh at the fort. The fort was recaptured by his son in 1761 which was then again captured by Mahadji Shinde in 1765.[2][3]
References
- ^ Singh, Raj Pal (1988). Rise of the Jat Power. Harman Publishing House pg.87-93. ISBN 978-81-85151-05-2.
- ^ a b V.S. Krishnan; D. P. Mishra, Chairman; Suryanarayan Vyas, Member; Raghubir Singh, Member; G. R. Garde, Member; W. D. West, Member; S. L. Katare, Member; D.S. Shrivastava Member; R. M. Sinha, Member (1965). Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteers: Gwalior. Bhopal, Government Central Press. p. 29.
- ^ a b c Andhare, B. R. (1984). Bundelkhand Under the Marathas, 1720-1818 A.D.: A Study of Maratha-Bundela Relations. Vishwa Bharati Prakashan. pp. 94–98.
- ^ Singh, Raj Pal (1988). Rise of the Jat Power. Harman Publishing House. pp. 87–93. ISBN 978-81-85151-05-2.
- ^ Singh, Raj Pal (1988). Rise of the Jat Power. Harman Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-85151-05-2.