| Battle of Delhi, 1757 | |||||||||
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| Part of Afghan–Maratha War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Maratha Confederacy |
 Kingdom of Rohilkhand | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_the_Maratha_Empire.svg){kind=small} Raghunathrao Malharrao Holkar Manaji Paygude Sakharam Bapu Dattaji Shinde Antaji Mankeshwar Ambaji Ingle |
Najib-ud-Daula (POW) Mian Qutb Shah (POW) Mulla Aman Khan (POW) | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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40,000+ Infantry and cavalry. + Artillery | 7,500 infantry and Heavy artillery | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Minimum | Heavy | ||||||||
The Battle of Delhi in 1757 also referred to as the Second Battle of Delhi, was fought on 11 August 1757 between the Maratha Confederacy under the command of Raghunath Rao and the Rohillas under the command of Najib-ud-Daula, who was under the Afghan suzerainty and simultaneously the "Pay Master" of what remained of the Mughal Army. By 1757, Delhi was ruled indirectly by the Marathas. The battle was waged by the Marathas for the control of Delhi, the Mughal capital which was invaded by Rohilla chief Najib-ud-Daula, as a consequence of the fourth invasion of India by Ahmad Shah Abdali.[1]