Battle of Delhi (1764)

The Battle of Delhi (1764) was fought between the Kingdom of Bharatpur and the Rohilkhand Kingdom under the Durrani Empire. Maharaja Jawahar Singh of Bharatpur invaded and plundered Delhi along with the help of Marathas of Holkar clan.[1][2]

Battle of Delhi (1764)
Part of Decline of the Mughal Empire
DateNovember 1764 – February 1765
Location
Result Jat-Maratha victory[5][6]
Belligerents
Kingdom of Bharatpur
Supported by
Holkars of the Maratha Empire[3]
Sikh cavalry[4]

Durrani Empire

Commanders and leaders
Jawahar Singh
Malhar Rao Holkar[7]
Najib ad-Dawlah
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