Battle of Palkhed

Battle of Palkhed
Part of Maratha-Nizam War
Date28 February 1728
Location
Palkhed, Vaijapur, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
20°11′12.7″N 73°51′50.3″E / 20.186861°N 73.863972°E / 20.186861; 73.863972
Result Maratha victory
Belligerents
 Maratha Confederacy Hyderabad State
Commanders and leaders
Bajirao I
Dawalji Somvanshi
Pilajirao Jadhavrao
Ranoji Shinde
Malhar Rao Holkar
Asaf Jah I
Aiwaz Khan
Altaz Khan
Battle of Palkhed is located in Maharashtra
Battle of Palkhed
Palkhed battlefield location

The Battle of Palkhed was fought on 28 February 1728 at the village of Palkhed, near the city of vaijapur, in what is now Maharashtra, India, between the Maratha Confederacy and the Hyderabad State wherein the Marathas defeated the Nizam of Hyderabad.[1]

  1. ^ Alamein (Viscount), Bernard Law Montgomery Montgomery of (1972). A Concise History of Warfare. Collins. p. 132.