Battle of Bagru | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kingdom of Jaipur Reinforced By Kingdom of Bharatpur |
Forces of Madho Singh Reinforced By Holkar Clan Kingdom of Bundi | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ishwari Singh Suraj Mal |
Madho Singh Malhar Rao Holkar Gangadhar Tatya Ummed Singh of Bundi |
The Battle of Bagru was a military engagement fought between multiple Indian kingdoms in 1748 near the town of Bagru, Jaipur, India. The battle was fought during a succession crisis following the death of Jai Singh II, which left Jaipur without effective leadership. In the battle, Madho Singh defeated ishwari Singh in a 6-day engagement with help of Marathas and Kingdom of Bundi.[7][8][9][10][11][12]