This is a list of the battles involving the Maratha Confederacy, and earlier the Maratha Rebellion under Shivaji till its dissolution in 1818.
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Battle |
Date |
Allies |
Enemies |
Contemporary Location |
Result |
Shivaji's rebellion against the Bijapur Sultanate |
Battle of Pratapgarh |
10 November 1659 |
Marathas |
Bijapur Sultanate |
Pratapgarh, Bijapur Sultanate |
Victory |
Battle of Pavan Khind |
13 July 1660 |
Marathas |
Bijapur Sultanate |
Vishalgad, Bijapur Sultanate |
Inconclusive |
Battle of Panhala |
mid 1660–22 September 1660 |
Marathas |
Bijapur Sultanate |
Panhala, Bijapur Sultanate |
Defeat |
Maratha insurgency against the Hindustani Empire |
Battle of Chakan |
July–August 1660 |
Marathas |
Hindustan |
Chakan, Hindustani Empire |
Defeat |
Battle of Surat |
5 January 1664 |
Marathas |
Hindustan |
Surat, Hindustani Empire |
Victory |
Battle of Vani-Dindori |
1670 |
Marathas |
Hindustan |
Vani, Hindustani Empire |
Victory |
Battle of Purandar |
31 March – 12 June 1665 |
Marathas |
Hindustan |
Purandar, Hindustani Empire |
Defeat |
Battle of Sinhagad |
4 February 1670 |
Marathas |
Hindustan |
Sinhagad Fort, Hindustani Empire |
Victory |
Battle of Salher |
February 1672 |
Marathas |
Hindustan |
Salher, Hindustani Empire |
Victory |
Battle of Bhupalgarh |
1679 |
Maratha Kingdom |
Hindustan |
Bhupalgarh, Hindustani Empire |
Defeat |
Battle of Kalyan |
1682–1684 |
Maratha Kingdom |
Hindustan |
Kalyan, Hindustani Empire |
Victory |
Battle of Ramsej |
1682–1688 |
Maratha Kingdom |
Hindustan |
Ramsej, Maratha Kingdom |
Defeat |
Battle of Wai |
1687 |
Maratha Kingdom |
Hindustan |
Wai, Hindustani Empire |
Victory |
Hindustani Civil War (Sayyid brothers) |
Battle of Balapur |
1720 |
Hindustan • Sayyid Brothers • Maratha Kingdom • Kingdom of Rohilkhand • Bundi State |
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 |
Defeat |
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 |
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 |
1757 |
Hindustan • Maratha Confederacy |
Afghanistan • Kingdom of Rohilkhand |
Delhi, Hindustan |
Victory |
Battle of Panipat |
1761 |
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 |
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 |
Close
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