Sadashivrao Bhau was the commander-in-chief of the Maratha forces at the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761. He attempted to modernize the Maratha army by incorporating a powerful artillery wing and disciplined infantry. However, the move away from traditional guerrilla ...
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Nana Fadnavis, the influential minister during the Regency of Madhavrao II, was nicknamed the “Maratha Machiavelli” by European observers. He was a master diplomat and administrator who kept the Maratha Confederacy together through complex political maneuvering, internal intrigue and strategic ...
Bajirao I is widely considered the greatest exponent of guerrilla warfare after Shivaji. He refined Shivaji’s ‘Ganimi Kava’ (ambush tactics) by combining it with high-speed cavalry movements. His ability to bypass heavy enemy infantry and strike at supply lines allowed ...
Sir Jadunath Sarkar, a renowned historian of the Mughal and Maratha eras, made this observation regarding the impact of the 1761 defeat. He argued that while the Marathas recovered territorially, they lost the psychological and political unity required to rule ...
Vishwas Rao, the young son and heir of Peshwa Balaji Bajirao and Sadashiv Rao Bhau, the Peshwa’s cousin and supreme commander, both perished on the battlefield of Panipat in 1761. Their deaths left the Maratha state leaderless at a critical ...