WHat was the year when the third battle of panipat had started and who eventually lost?
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Answer:
Third Battle of Panipat
Date14 January, 1761.LocationPanipat (in present-day Haryana, India)29.39°N 76.97°EResultPyrrhic Durrani victoryTerritorial changesMarathas lost suzerainty over Punjab above north of Sutlej river to the Durranis.
Answer:
Date 14 January, 1761.
Location
Panipat
(in present-day Haryana, India)
29.39°N 76.97°E
Result Pyrrhic Durrani victory[1]
Territorial
changes Marathas lost suzerainty over Punjab above north of Sutlej river to the Durranis.
Explanation:
The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761 at Panipat, about 97 km (60 miles) north of Delhi, between the Maratha Empire and the invading Afghan army of (Ahmad Shah Durrani), supported by three Indian allies—the Rohilla (Najib-ud-daulah), Afghans of the Doab region, and Shuja-ud-Daula (the Nawab of Awadh). The Maratha army was led by Sadashivrao Bhau who was third in authority after the Chhatrapati (Maratha King) and the Peshwa (Maratha Prime Minister). The main Maratha army was stationed in Deccan with the Peshwa.