Born in 1700 during his 20 year tenure as Peshwa he defeated the islamic nizams and the mughals multiple times. He also liberated the konkan coast from the Siddis of Janjira and Portugese rule.
He fought 42 pitched battles and won all of them using great tactics and movement.
He used the Maratha cavalry to conduct "manuever warfare". His troops could live off the land requiring minimum supply and provided great speed
He managed to keep the enemy off-balance and defined the field of pitched battles on his own terms
He mastered guerilla warfare too.
His nizam campaign in 1727 is the greatest example of 17th century guerilla warfare in Bharat
The battle of Palkhed is his masterpiece and is described very well in :
His decisive victory over the mughals in the Battle of Bhopal
Ceaseless wars and military campaigns took a toll on BajiRao Ballad's body and he died in 1740 from a virulent fever in Raverkhedi.
This is a heart wrenching statement from Bemtre, a daughther of ChuraChandpur
Her home was burnt down & her relative was shot . She & her 2 year old daughter were attacked by a bloodthirsty Kuki Christian mob
Synopsis : 1) The discrimination against the #Meiteis started right from their school days. Their culture and customs were ridiculed constantly. Regularly they were urged or pressurized to convert. 2) She also observed Kuki students threatening their teachers at gunpoint. (2/18) twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
3) She got the first indications of #illegalimmigrations during her high school days in the 2000s. Special classes had to be arranged for many of her classmates who could not speak #Manipuri, Hindi or proper English. 4) The Meitei customs were already under attack by 2006 (3/18)
An irate mob of Christian Kukis attacked the residence of two Committee of Tribal Union(COTU) leaders.
The KNF had decided to relax the blockade of the NH2, a lifeline of the Imphal valley for a week. (1/4) #manipurisburning#ManipurViolence#ManipurRiots#SaveManipur#Manipur
The Kukis had been taking advantage of their location in the hills & blocking critical supplies from reaching the #Meiteis in the Imphal Valley ever since the #ManipurViolence started.
This has led to severe lack of essential items like fuel, food & life saving medicines. (2/4)
Shortage of supplies & blackmarketing have led to skyrocketing prices. 1 kg. Rice costs about 150 Rs., a litre of Diesel costs upto 250 Rs.
The humane measures taken to reduce the suffering of innocent civilians have been severely opposed by do called Kuki Students' Union. (3/4)
These violent attacks by the KPA, KNO and KRA cadres occured within 24 hours of the declaration of #civilwar by Mr. Hangshing chairman of KPA
The strategic village Tronglaobi was attacked again & the state security personnel there were removed by Assam Rifles beforehand. (2/5) twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
According to eyewitness accounts the Assam Rifles in Tronglaobi were actually aiding the Kuki militants to burn houses
A large number of houses were burnt down.
Tronglaobi in Bishnupur controls the access along NH2 towards the key town of Moirang from Kuki controlled CCpur. (3/5)
Synopsis 1) The victim is a commerce student, he was never interested in politics 2) The Meiteis in Moreh had previously faced violence, loot and arson by the Kukis during the ILP protests in 2015. That time they were able to fight back with their limited licensed weapons. (2/9) twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
3) Since 2015 a huge number of illegal burmese immigrants have settled in & around Moreh forming villages like Haolenphai, Minou, Molcham & Joldam. Many of them have sophisticated weapons and prior combat experience Outnumbered and outgunned this time they were defenceless. (3/9) twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Synopsis : 1) The native Meitei are reduced to 25% in Moreh through repeated demographic invasion by foreign powers using the church as a tool 2) The attacks starting with street hooliganism on May 3rd evening after the rally were unprovoked and preplanned. (2/9) #ManipurOnFiretwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
3) The attacks started at the central Moreh Bazaar with burning down of Meitei property, large scale looting and vandalism 4) There was no police or fire brigade support for hours 5) The attackers were all Kuki Christians and all victims were non Christians (3/9) #ManipurViolencetwitter.com/i/web/status/1…