Battle of Katwa

First Battle of Katwa
Part of Second Maratha invasion of Bengal
Date1744
Location
Katwa
Result

Bengali victory

  • Evacuation of the Maratha forces from the territory of Bengal
Belligerents
Bengal Subah Maratha Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ali-Vardi Khan
Ghulam Mustafa Khan
Mirza Beg		 Bhaskar Pant †
Rudrasimha Pindari
Shesh Rao Gusain
Mir Habib
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
unknown unknown

The First Battle of Katwa occurred between the Bengal Subah and Maratha Empire in 1744. The Marathas initially attacked and captured Katwa and Hooghly in Bengal. The Nawab of Bengal Alivardi Khan, using conscripted tribal and peasant levies from Birbhum, responded with a direct attack on the Maratha camp at Katwa from the rear in nightfall and the entire Maratha Army was evacuated out of Bengal on 17 September 1742, believing a much larger force had charged them. The Maratha commander Bhaskar Pant was killed during the attack on the camp.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Jacques, Tony (2006). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 516. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.