First Battle of Katwa

Battle of Katwa

Date	September 17, 1742
Location	Katwa
Result	Nawab of Bengal's victory

Belligerents

Maratha Empire

Mughal Empire

Nawab of Bengal

Commanders and leaders

Raghuji Bhosle

Alivardi Khan

Strength

12,000

Unknown

Casualties and losses

Unknown

The Battle of Katwa occurred between the Nawab of Bengal and Maratha Empire in 1742. The Maratha's initially attacked and captured Katwa and Hooghly, in Bengal. The Nawab of Bengal Ali Vardi Khan responded with a direct attack at the Maratha camp at Katwa and devastated them so much that the entire Maratha army was driven out of Bengal on September 17th, 1742. ^[1]

References

↑ Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 516. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.

Maratha Empire

Rulers	Shivaji Sambhaji Rajaram Tarabai Shahu Rajaram II Shahu II

Peshwas	Moro Pant Trimbak Pingle Ramchandra Pant Amatya Bahiroji Pingale Parashuram Trimbak Kulkarni Balaji Vishwanath Bajirao I Balaji Baji Rao Madhavrao Ballal Narayanrao Raghunathrao Sawai Madhavrao Baji Rao II Amrut Rao Nana Sahib Bhat family

Women	Ahilyabai Holkar Gopikabai Jankibai Jijabai Kashibai Mastani Muddupalani Parvatibai Putalabai Radhikabai Ramabai Saibai Sakvarbai Soyarabai Umabai Dabhade Yesubai Tulsi Bai Holkar

Maratha Confederacy	Bhonsle of Nagpur Gaekwad of Baroda Scindia of Gwalior Holkar of Indore (subsidiary or feudatory states)

Battles	Pratapgarh Kolhapur Pavan Khind Chakan Surat Purandar Sinhagad Kalyan Bhupalgarh Sangamner Bijapur Raigarh (1689) Jinji Satara Khelna Raigarh Torna Palkhed Mandsaur 1st Delhi Bhopal Vasai 1st Trichinopoly Katwa (1st) 2nd Trichinopoly Katwa (2nd) Expeditions in Bengal Burdwan Udgir 2nd Delhi Attock Peshawar 3rd Panipat Alegaon Rakshabhuvan Panchgaon Saunshi Gajendragad Bahadur Benda Lalsot Chaksana Patan Kharda Poona 3rd Delhi Assaye Laswari Farrukhabad Bharatpur Khadki Koregaon Mahidpur

Wars	Mughal–Maratha Wars Maratha–Mysore War First Anglo-Maratha War Second Anglo-Maratha War Third Anglo-Maratha War

Adversaries	Adilshahi Nizamshahi Berar Sultanate Bidar Sultanate Qutbshahi Mughal Empire Durrani Empire British Empire Portuguese Empire Nizam of Hyderabad Mysore

Forts	Fort Mangad Panhala Pratapgad Purandar Raigad Rajgad Shivneri Sindhudurg Sinhagad Torna

Coins	Shivrai

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