Lo que dicen los registros
- Cuándo
- 1742
- Tipo
- Batalla
- Coordenadas
- 23.64° N, 88.13° E
- Description
- part of First Maratha invasion of Bengal
- Date from
- year in its name
Battle of Katwa (1742)
Part of First Maratha invasion of Bengal
The Battle of Katwa was a decisive engagement fought on 27 September 1742 between the forces of Nawab Alivardi Khan of Bengal and the Maratha general Bhaskar Pandit during the Maratha invasions of Bengal. Launching a surprise dawn attack amid the Durga Puja festivities at Daihat, Alivardi exploited flooded terrain to neutralize Maratha cavalry superiority.
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La fuente
Cerca en el tiempo y en el espacio
- First Battle of Katwa17 sept 1742 · Batalla
- Maratha invasions of Bengalago 1741 · Operación militar
- Second Battle of Katwadic 1745 · Batalla
- Siege of Bankibazar22 sept 1744 · Asedio
- Battle of Giria26 abr 1740 · Batalla
- Battle of Burdwanmar 1747 · Batalla
- Battle at Bhagalpur1745 · Batalla
- Afghan insurrections in Bengal1745 · Rebelión