8th to 10th March 1771, less than a month after #Delhi was back under Maratha control after #Panipat1761, Hyder Ali and Tipu were defeated in a battle at Chinkurli/Moti Talao, on the outskirts of Srirangapatnam...and they escaped from the battleground disguised as fakirs. 1/n
..the walls of Srirangapatnam and the Cauvery around it saved the Mysore ruler but he had to pay a tribute of 50 lakhs to the besieging army under Trimbak rao Pethe, maternal uncle of Sadashivrao Bhau along with cession of territory.. 2/n
..among the killed was Nilkanth rao Patwardhan, as seen from an excerpt of this casualty return of 9 March 1771 from the Maratha army..
Of 8 chiefs killed 'Khasa Nilkanthrao'.
The letter gives men killed and wounded and classifies the wounds acc to severity.
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Of 8 chiefs killed 'Khasa Nilkanthrao'.
The letter gives men killed and wounded and classifies the wounds acc to severity.
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..with the capture of Delhi and the defeat of the Nizam in 1763, Hyder and Tipu (over four campaigns) until 1771, Madhavrao Peshwa had regained all the lost ground at Panipat by 1771.
It might surprise one to learn that the Marathas did not wish the extermination of Hyder ..4/n
It might surprise one to learn that the Marathas did not wish the extermination of Hyder ..4/n
..and even in 1792, when Parshuram bhau Patwardhan and Lord Cornwallis defeated Tipu at Srirangapatnam, it was the Maratha General Hari pant Phadke who did not allow the English to destroy Tipu's power.
More, when books of the time come out!
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More, when books of the time come out!
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