First Battle of Katwa (Redirected from Battle of Katwa)

First Battle of Katwa
Part of Second Maratha invasion of Bengal
Date17 September 1742
Location
Result

Bengal victory

  • Evacuation of the Maratha forces from the territory of Bengal
Belligerents
Bengal Subah Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Maratha Empire
Commanders and leaders

Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg

  • Bhaskar Pandit
  • Rudrasimha Pindari
  • Sheshrao Gusain
  • Mir Habib

The First Battle of Katwa occurred between Bengal and Maratha Empire in 1742. The Marathas initially attacked and captured Katwa and Hooghly in Bengal. The Nawab of Bengal Alivardi Khan, using conscripted Tribal and peasant levies from Birbhum, responded with a direct attack on the Maratha camp at Katwa from the rear in nightfall and the entire Maratha army was evacuated out of Bengal on 17 September 1742 believing a much larger force had charged them.

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