Siege of Basavapatan

Siege of Basavapatan
Part of Mughal–Maratha Wars
Date 20 January - early March 1696 Location Basavapatan, 40 miles west of Dodderi Result Mughal victory
Belligerents
Maratha Empire	Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Santaji Ghorpade	Himmat Khan Bahadur † Hamid-ud-din Khan
Strength
20,000 men (10,000 cavalry, 10,000 infantry)	Garrison: 1,000 cavalry Relief force: Unknown
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Unknown

The siege of Basavapatan was a military engagement between the Mughal Army and the Maratha troops led by Santaji Ghorpade, the Marathas were defeated and Basavapatan was relieved.^{[citation needed]}