Battle of Lalsot

Battle of Lalsot
Date1787
Location
Result Rajput Victory[1][2][3]
Belligerents
Gwalior State
Mughal Empire (Hamdani defected)
Rao of Macheri
Kingdom of Jaipur
Kingdom of Marwar
Commanders and leaders
Mahadji Shinde
General de Boigne
Rane Khan
Khande Rao Hari
Ambaji Ingle
Murtaza Khan Barech
Ghasi Khan
Motigir Gosain
Najaf Khan
Leseneau
Le Vassoult
Raja Rajdhar
Pratap Singh of Jaipur
Bhim Singh
Strength
Unknown number of men under Mahadji[4]
20,000 reinforcements under Khande Rao Hari, Boigne and Ambaji Ingle[5]
20,000 feudal levies from Jaipur[4]
5,000 Rathore horsemen from Jodhpur[4]
5,000 Naga infantry from Jodhpur[6]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Heavy, 1,000+ Rathore Horsemen from Jodhpur[7]

The Battle of Lalsot was fought between the Rajputs of Jaipur and Jodhpur against Marathas under Mahadji Scindia to collect taxes from the Rajput States. Mahadji as the Naib Vakil-i-Mutlaq of the Mughal Emperor, demanded Rs.63,00,000 from the Jaipur court, however these demands were refused, upon which Mahadji marched against Jaipur with his army. A part of the Mughal army under Hamdani deserted and defected to the Rajput army before the battle.[8][9][1]

  1. ^ a b New Cambridge History of India. The Marathas - Cambridge History of India (Vol. 2, Part 4).
  2. ^ "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 16, page 134 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library". dsal.uchicago.edu. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  3. ^ Tikkiwal, Harish Chandra (1974). Jaipur and the Later Mughals (1707-1803 A.D.): A Study in Political Relations. Scindia lost the day with the moral of his forces completely shattered, where as, Jaipur gained victory.
  4. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference JP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Rajasthan Through the Ages pg.228
  6. ^ Rajasthan Through the Ages pg.226
  7. ^ Fall Of Mughal Empire Vol-3 (hb), Volume 3 By Jadunath Sarkar pg.227
  8. ^ Rajasthan Through the Ages pg.222-229
  9. ^ Sen, Sailendra Nath (1994). Anglo-Maratha Relations, 1785-96. Vol. 2. Bombay: Popular Prakashan. p. 133. ISBN 978-81-7154-789-0.