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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|1760 Afghan-Maratha battle in India}}<br />
{{Infobox military conflict<br />
| conflict = Battle of Sikandarabad<br />
| partof = The [[Indian campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani|Afghan–Maratha conflicts]]<br />
| date = 4 March 1760<br />
| place = [[Sikandrabad]]<br />
| result = Durrani victory<br />
| combatant1 = [[File:Seal of Ahmad Shah Durrani.svg|18px]] [[Durrani Empire]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of the Rampur State.svg}} [[Kingdom of Rohilkhand]]<br />
| combatant2 = {{flag|Maratha Empire}}<br />
| commander1 = [[File:Seal of Ahmad Shah Durrani.svg|18px]] [[Ahmed Shah Durrani|Ahmad Shah]]<br>[[Sardar Jahan Khan]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of the Rampur State.svg}} [[Najib ad-Dawlah|Najib Khan]]<br />
| commander2 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[Malhar Rao Holkar|Malharro Holkar]]<br />
| strength1 = Unknown<br />
| strength2 = Unknown<br />
| casualties1 = Unknown<br />
| casualties2 = Unknown<br />
}}<br />
{{Indian Campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani}}<br />
{{Campaigns of Ahmad Shah Durrani}}<br />
The '''Battle of Sikandrabad''' was a military engagement between the [[Afghans in Iran|Afghan]] [[Durrani|Durranis]] and the [[Marathi people|Marathas]] near the city of [[Sikandrabad]].<br />
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==Prelude==<br />
Jankoji Sindhia led the Marathas after their defeat at [[Battle of Barari Ghat|Barari Ghat]] and soon rendezvoused with the retreating families that were heading for [[Rewari]]. They reached [[Kotputli]] on January 15, where he met [[Malhar Rao Holkar]] and voluntarily handed him the command of the Maratha army on 24 January, Holkar ordered the Marathas to return to [[Delhi]] and engage the invading Afghans until the arrival of reinforcements. A Maratha contingent was defeated by Jahan Khan near Rewari on 11 February.{{sfn|Mehta|2005|p=271}}<br />
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==Battle==<br />
The Maratha troops led by Holkar sighted the Afghans in the vicinity of [[Bahadurgarh]] and forced the Afghans to retreat to [[Delhi]]. Upon learning of their approach, Holkar bypassed the city and entered [[Doab|Ganga Doab]] by crossing the [[Yamuna]] river. On the night of 26–27 February, he learned that the Afghans had entered Delhi two days earlier. He sacked the town of [[Sikandrabad]] on March 1, Holkar spent 3–4 days attempting to find a [[Ford (crossing)|ford]] to cross the [[Ganges|Ganga river]] into [[Rohilkhand]] for loot and plunder. However, while retreating to Delhi, Abdali was kept informed of the Marathas' march. The advance guard of the Marathas was caught and annihilated. The defeat panicked Holkar into a retreat towards [[Agra]].{{sfn|Mehta|2005|p=272}}<br />
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==Aftermath==<br />
With Holkar's defeat, the victorious Afghans marched to [[Aligarh]] and encamped there, in order to prepare for another fresh Maratha army coming from Deccan as advised by [[Najib ad-Dawlah]].{{sfn|Mehta|2005|p=272}} The Marathas captured Delhi on August 1,<ref>Jaswant Lal Mehta, p. 274</ref> which led to the [[Third Battle of Panipat]].<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Sources ==<br />
* {{Cite book |last=Mehta |first=Jaswant Lal |url={{google books|plainurl=y|id=d1wUgKKzawoC}} |title=Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813 |date=2005-01-01 |publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd |isbn=978-1-932705-54-6 |language=en}}<br />
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