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Today is the 261st anniversary of the Third Battle of Panipat.
Ahmed Shah Durrani would defeat the Marathas in a series of battles over next few days
Today is the 261st anniversary of the Third Battle of Panipat.
Ahmed Shah Durrani would defeat the Marathas in a series of battles over next few days
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However, own losses would force Durrani to sue for peace soon thereafter.
However, own losses would force Durrani to sue for peace soon thereafter.
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Photo: Third Battle of Panipat, 14 Jan 1761, Hafiz Rahmat Khan, standing right of Ahmad Shah Durrani, who is shown sitting on a brown horse
Photo: Third Battle of Panipat, 14 Jan 1761, Hafiz Rahmat Khan, standing right of Ahmad Shah Durrani, who is shown sitting on a brown horse
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Here's the wiki link to the Third Battle of Panipat - Resulted in perhaps the largest number of fatalities in a single day reported in a classic formation battle between two armies.
A MUST READ
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Bat…
Here's the wiki link to the Third Battle of Panipat - Resulted in perhaps the largest number of fatalities in a single day reported in a classic formation battle between two armies.
A MUST READ
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Bat…
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Raja Yashwantrao Pawar - On that fateful day on 14 Jan 1761 on the fields of Panipat. Before making the supreme sacrifice, this hero beheaded Abdali's general Haji Atai Khan, the killer of Baba Deep Singhji & desecrator of Harmandir Sahib in 1757
Photo: His samadhi in Dhar,MP
Raja Yashwantrao Pawar - On that fateful day on 14 Jan 1761 on the fields of Panipat. Before making the supreme sacrifice, this hero beheaded Abdali's general Haji Atai Khan, the killer of Baba Deep Singhji & desecrator of Harmandir Sahib in 1757
Photo: His samadhi in Dhar,MP
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Adding this 1760 Map of India here to this thread.
Just look at the sheer size of the Maratha Empire!
Adding this 1760 Map of India here to this thread.
Just look at the sheer size of the Maratha Empire!
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