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Third Battle of Panipat
Summary
Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Third Battle of Panipat
| partof = the Afghan–Maratha conflicts
| image = The Third battle of Panipat 13 January 1761.jpg
| caption = 1770 Faizabad-style painting of the Third Battle of Panipat; the centre of the image is dominated by the twin arcs of the lines of guns firing at each other with smoke and destruction in between.
| date = 14 January 1761
| place = Panipat (present-day Haryana, India)
| coordinates =
| territory = Maratha Confederacy loses all suzerainty north of the Sutlej River in Punjab to the Durrani Empire
| result = Durrani victory
| combatant1 = Durrani Empire
Supported by:Rohillas Amb State Khanate of Kalat Oudh State Mughal Empire
| combatant2 =
| commander1 = Ahmad Shah Durrani
| commander2 = Balaji Bajirao
Rajaram II
Sadashiv Rao Bhau
| strength1 = 42,000 Afghan cavalry, of which 28,000 was regular cavalry32,000 Rohilla infantry 2,000 Zamburak (camel gun)
| strength2 = 55,000 Maratha cavalry, of which 11,000 was regular cavalry9,000 Gardi infantry200,000 non-combatants (pilgrims and camp-followers)
| casualties1 = 15,000 Rohillas killed and wounded5,000 Afghans killed and wounded
| casualties2 = 30,000 killed in battle10,000 killed while retreating10,000 missing
| cause = Maratha raids in Punjab and growing Maratha raids in Afghan territory
| notes = 40,000 non-combatants executed following the battleEstimated 22,000 enslaved
The Third Battle of Panipat' took place on 14 January 1761 between the Maratha Confederacy and the invading army of the Durrani Empire. The battle took place in and around the city of Panipat, approximately north of Delhi. The Afghans were supported by three key allies in India: Najib ad-Dawlah who persuaded the support of the Rohilla chiefs, elements of the declining Mughal Empire, and most prized the Oudh State under Shuja-ud-Daula. The Maratha army was led by Sadashivrao Bhau, who was third-highest authority of the Maratha Confederacy after the Chhatrapati and the Peshwa. The bulk of the Maratha army was stationed in the Deccan Plateau with the Peshwa.
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