List of battles involving the Maratha Confederacy

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	Pratapgarh, Bijapur	Victory
Battle of Pavan Khind	13 July 1660	Marathas	Bijapur	Vishalgad, Bijapur	Inconclusive
Battle of Panhala	mid 1660–22 September 1660	Marathas	Bijapur	Panhala, Bijapur	Defeat
Maratha insurgency against the Mughal Empire
Battle of Chakan	23 June – 14 August 1660	Marathas	Mughal Empire	Chakan, Mughal Empire	Defeat
Battle of Umberkhind	3 February 1661	Marathas	Mughal Empire	Umberkhind, Khopoli, Mughal Empire	Victory
Battle of Surat	5 January 1664	Marathas	Mughal Empire	Surat, Mughal Empire	Victory
Battle of Purandar	31 March – 12 June 1665	Marathas	Mughal Empire	Purandar, Mughal Empire	Defeat
Battle of Sinhagad	4 February 1670	Marathas	Mughal Empire	Sinhagad Fort, Mughal Empire	Victory
Battle of Salher	February 1672	Marathas	Mughal Empire	Salher, Mughal Empire	Victory
Battle of Bhupalgarh	7 February – 2 April 1679	Maratha Kingdom	Mughal Empire	Bhupalgarh, Mughal Empire	Defeat
Battle of Kalyan	1682–1684	Maratha Kingdom	Mughal Empire	Kalyan, Mughal Empire	Victory
Battle of Ramsej	April 1682–1688	Maratha Kingdom	Mughal Empire	Ramsej, Maratha Kingdom	Defeat
Battle of Wai	December 1687	Maratha Kingdom	Mughal Empire	Wai, Mughal Empire	Victory
Mughal Civil War (Sayyid brothers)
Battle of Balapur	19 June – 31 July 1720	Mughal Empire (Sayyid faction)  • Sayyid Brothers  •  Maratha Kingdom  • Rohilkhand  • Bundi State	Mughal Empire  • Emperor Shah Alam I  • Viceroyalty of the Deccan	Balapur, Mughal Empire	Defeat
Battle of Bundelkhand
Battle of Jaitpur	1728-29	Maratha Confederacy	Mughal Empire	Jaitpur, Panna State	Victory
Maratha–Nizam Wars
Battle of Bhopal	24 December 1737	Maratha Confederacy	Mughal Empire	Bhopal, Mughal Empire	Victory
Battle of Palkhed	28 February 1728	Maratha Confederacy	Hyderabad Deccan	Palkhed, 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	1759	Maratha Confederacy	Kingdom of Amber	Kakkor, Kingdom of Amber	Defeat
Maratha–Bengal War
First Battle of Katwa	1742	Maratha Confederacy  • Nagpur State	Bengal Subah	Katwa, Bengal Subah	Defeat
Battle of Birbhum	1743	Maratha Confederacy  • Nagpur State	Bengal Subah	Birbhum (Bihar), Bengal Subah	Defeat
Second Battle of Katwa	1745	Maratha Confederacy  • Nagpur State	Bengal Subah	Katwa, Bengal Subah	Defeat
Second Battle of 'Midnapur'	1746	Maratha Confederacy  • Nagpur State	Bengal Subah	'Midnapore', Bengal Subah	Defeat
Battle of Burdwan	1747	Maratha Confederacy  • Nagpur State	Bengal Subah	Burdwan, Bengal Subah	Defeat
Battle of Rani Sarai	1748	Maratha Confederacy  • Nagpur State  • Afghans of Bihar	Bengal Subah	Bihar, Bengal Subah	Defeat
Maratha-Jat Wars
Battle of Kumher	1754	Mughal Empire  •  Maratha Confederacy  • Kingdom of Jaipur	Kingdom of Bharatpur	Kumher, Bharatpur	Defeat
Mughal Empire–Afghanistan War
Battle of Delhi	1757	Mughal Empire  •  Maratha Confederacy	Afghanistan  • Rohilkhand	Delhi, Mughal Empire	Victory
Battle of Panipat	1761	Mughal Empire  •  Maratha Confederacy	Afghan Empire  • Rohilkhand  • Amb State  • Khanate of Kalat  • Kingdom of Awadh	Panipat, Mughal Empire	Defeat
Maratha-Nizam War
Battle of Uruli	1762	Maratha Confederacy	Hyderabad Deccan	Uruli, Maratha Confederacy	Victory
Battle of Rakshasbhuvan	1763	Maratha Confederacy	Hyderabad Deccan	Rakshasbhuvan, Maratha Confederacy	Victory
Battle of Kharda	March 1795	Maratha Confederacy	Hyderabad Deccan	Kharda, State of Hyderabad	Victory
First Maratha-Mysore War
Battle of Rattihalli	1764	Maratha Confederacy  • Savanur State	Mysore	Rattihalli, Savanur State	Victory
Battle of Jadi Hanwati	1764	Maratha Confederacy	Mysore	Jadi Hanwati, Mysore	Victory
Battle of Sira	1767	Maratha Confederacy	Mysore	Sira, Mysore	Victory
Battle of Moti Talab	March 1771	Maratha Confederacy	Mysore	Srirangapatnam, Mysore	Victory
Maratha-Rohillakhand War
Battle of Delhi	1771	Mughal Empire  •  Maratha Confederacy	Rohilkhand	Delhi, Mughal Empire	Victory
Second Maratha-Mysore War
Battle of Saunshi	1777	Maratha Confederacy	Mysore	Saunshi, Mysore Kingdom	Defeat
First Battle of Nargund	1778	Maratha Confederacy	Mysore	Nargund, Maratha Confederacy	Defeat
Second Battle of Nargund	1785	Maratha Confederacy	Mysore	Nargund, Mysore Kingdom	Defeat
Battle of Adoni	1786	Maratha Confederacy	Mysore	Adoni, Maratha Confederacy	Defeat
Battle of Savanur	1786	Maratha Confederacy	Mysore	Savanur, Maratha Confederacy	Defeat
Maratha-Rajput Wars
Battle of Patan	1790	Gwalior State	Kingdom of Amber Marwar	Patan, Amber	Victory
Battle of Merta	1790	Gwalior State Indore State	Marwar	Merta, Marwar	Victory
Battle of Fatehpur	1799	Gwalior State Indore State	Amber	Merta, Amber	Defeat
Battle of Malpura	1800	Gwalior State Indore State	Amber Marwar	Malpur, Amber	Victory

References

Sources

• Lobato, Alexandre (1965). Relações luso-maratas, 1658-1737 (in Portuguese). Centro de Estudos Históricos Ultramarinos.

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)