Draft:Capture of Cuttack

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Capture Of Cuttack was occurred between the Bengal Subah and the Maratha Confederacy in 1745.[1] Bengal Subah had repelled a Maratha invasion in 1742. The Maratha Raja of Nagpur, Raghuji I succeeded to capture Cuttack and Orissa in 1745.[2][3][4]

Capture of Cuttack
Part of Maratha invasions of Bengal
Date12 May 1745
Location
Result Maratha victory
Territorial
changes
Cuttack successfully captured by the Marathas.[5][6]
Belligerents
Nawab of Bengal

Maratha Empire

Commanders and leaders
Alivardi Khan
Abdul Aziz  Surrendered
Rai Durlabh (POW)
Raghuji Bhonsle I
Strength
Unknown number of garrisons 14,000 cavalry[7]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown
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  2. ^ Lal Vansh, Devi Charan (1972). The Rise of British Power and the Fall of the Marathas. Upper India Publishing House. p. 42.
  3. ^ Sardesai, Govind Sakharam (1948). The expansion of the Maratha Power. Phoenix Publications. p. 223.
  4. ^ Ray, Bhabani Charan (1960). Orissa under Marathas, 1751-1803. Kitab Mahal. p. 11.
  5. ^ Sardesai, Govind Sakharam (1948). The expansion of the Maratha Power. Phoenix Publications. p. 223.
  6. ^ Potter, G.R (1967). The New Cambridge Modern History. Cambridge University Press. p. 556.
  7. ^ Malik, Zahiruddin (1977). The reign of Muhammad Shah 1719-1748. Asia Publishing House. p. 151. ISBN 9780210405987.