Battle of Kharda

Battle of Kharda
Part of Maratha-Nizam War
Date11 March 1795
Location
Kharda (modern-day Maharashtra)
Result Maratha victory
Belligerents
 Maratha Confederacy Nizam of Hyderabad
Commanders and leaders
Sawai Madhavrao
Daulat Rao Shinde
Jivabadada Kerkar
Tukojirao Holkar
Raghoji II Bhonsle
Govind Rao Gaekwad
Asaf Jah II
Arastu Jah
Monsieur Raymond
Strength
100,000 infantry, 59 heavy guns [1]

The Battle of Kharda also called the Battle of Khurla, took place in 1795 between the Nizamate of Hyderabad and the Maratha Confederacy, in which the Nizam was defeated.[2][3][4]

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  2. ^ Naravane, M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honourable East India Company. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 178. ISBN 9788131300343.
  3. ^ Stewart Gordon (1993). The Marathas - Cambridge History of India (Vol. 2, Part 4). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139055666.
  4. ^ Jaques, Tony (2006-11-30). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles from Antiquity through the Twenty-first Century [3 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 524. ISBN 978-0-313-02799-4.