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Panipat vs Waterloo 3rd battle of panipat most destructive war of 18th century. Waterloo considered as important war of 19th century. Attack led by bhau was no less fierce than led by Michel ney with 10-12k cavalry.

Bhau was surrounded from right then nazib khan which split them into 2. One part of moved to center one to west. Mahadji and holkar were almost cut-off from battle then shah pasand khan movement towards center opened the road to delhi that was blocked for 3 months. As a result bhau was...

Battle started at 9am with Gardi's artillery causing considerable damage to right wing of abdali. Marathas recklessly spammed their artillery. At same time bhau and Vishwas attacked the front of Abdali this attack was so strong that Afghan soldiers started fleeing and breaking their...

After capturing fort of Kunjpura all of them decided to visit Kurukshetra (45km north) when they got they news that Abdali has crossed yamuna at shallow bank near Bhagpat/ 2 km south of Sonipat on this side of yamuna. Bhau returned panipat. After 2 months of small skirmishes there was...

(The same place where 568 yrs ago 1st nd 2nd battle of Tarain was faught between Prathvijraj Chauhan nd Mohammad Ghori) Marathas were extremely resilient and foresighted. It was n 10 Jan 1760 Dattaji Scindia laid down his life Kutub Shah asked him "well patel: will you fight again against...

When main maratha army left to home Dattaji appointed SabaJi at Peshwar, TukoJi at attock, Bapurao at Rohtas, Narso Ji at Lahore, Narayan Rao at Sirhind, Trimbak retained Multan and he hinself decided to punish Nazib khan ( architect of Abdali invasion of India) It was Nazib khan and Shah...

3. Marathas captured lahore in april 1758 4. Multan, Dera Gazi khan and Peshwar in May 1758 Marathas persued afghans upto Indus river Adina beg and Raghunath Rao who were following in rear paid reverential visit to sikh Temple and Sikh chiefs came and visited the southerners nd were...

After 1740 Nadir Shah Invasion and fear of Durrani's Invasion of 1748 mughal Empire was so weak that could not protect itself from outside forces made subsidiary defence alliance with Marathas Marathas always tried to recover hindu religious sites In 1757 Ahmad Shah Durrani again...

Marathas and Indian National Consciousness This day on 10 January 1760 (261 years) in the battle of Burari Ghat (North Delhi) Datta Ji Scindia laid down his life nd his last words were (It was 1 of many battles faught between Afghan and Marathas between 1757-1761) \ Why Marathas are the...

Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj had made a grant of 60 VILLAGES to the family of the last Vijaynagar Samrat! His own father Maharaj Shahajiraje Bhonsale saved Vijaynagar poligars during his Conquest of Mysuru too, which shows Maratha care for fellow Hindus.

Father of Shivaji the Great. First Maratha King to unite most of the 96 Kshatriya Clans. Known for being extremely handsome with gold-complexioned skin, royal features, excellently groomed & polished.

A contemporary era Jesuit Father Andre Freire described Chattrapati SHIVAJI Maharaj during His Dakshin Digvijay, 1678 ce. He was hailed as a sagacious & experienced man who banished musalmans from His kingdom and "treated them with great dishonour and desecrated their mosques!"

Defensio Indicaram Missionum was a book written by a Jesuit Lainez published in Rome, Italy, in 1707 CE, the year Aurangzeb died after his defeat in Maharashtra. In this book Lainez speaks on history of Deccan and reports that: "The whole of India was in Terror of SHIVAJI..."

Maharaja Shahajiraje Bhonsale donated a Golden Idol to Jejuri Mandir, probably of Martanda Malhari himself, worth over One LAKH Rupees for the fulfilment of his son Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj's mission of Hindu sovereignty, defense of Gods, Cows & Brahmins and Sanatan Dharma. Each gram of...

John Fryer, travelled to Maharashtra during the reign of Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaja. Hindus have an inborn sense of aesthetics, regardless of any practical patronisation of art.

Avenging the Panipat. Najib-Ud-Daulah's family, chief architect of Panipat conflict, underwent later during Maharaja Mahadji Shinde's Revenge Campaign against Rohillas. Najib's son Zabita fled to Sikh lands & converted to Sikhism! Son of "Saviour of Islam" had to become a Sikh! After...

The Purushottampuri Plates of Praudha Pratapa Chakravarti Yadava-Nrupa Ramchandradevaraya Samrat clearly record him sending Maratha armies to the North to liberate Kanyakubja and Varanasi from the hordes of Mlecchhas and even build a Golden Temple of Vishnu at Varanasi. A Brief Compendium...

Genealogy of Jadhavraos from Devagiri Samrat Ramachandradevaraya YadavrayaGenealogy of the Maratha Clan of Jadhavraos from the last sovereign Maratha Emperor before Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaja, Pratap Chakravarti Ramachandradevaraya Yadavraya Samrat of Devagiri From the Book of Padma...

@Tactical Doge @Haldilal Internal feuds between MARATHAS were crazy. Full of revenge & bloodshed. Maharaj Vanangbhupal Nimbalkar died when his Son Vanangpala was just 9 years old. Another Maratha Shiledar dethroned that Son and usurped Phaltan Kingdom. His Mother migrated with him to Indapur...

Illustration of a 96 Kulin Maratha Lord of Gwalior Shindeshahi Kingdom by a russian Prince Alexei Saltykov's sketch of aristocratic Maratha dressing. @Haldilal