Battle of Kakor (1759)
The Battle of Kakor (Kakkor) was fought between the Maratha empire led by the veteran Gandadhar Tantiya ordered by Malhar Rao Holkar and the Rajput Kingdom of Jaipur under Madho Singh in present-day Kakor, Uniara, Tonk district of Rajasthan
| Battle of Kakkor | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Jaipur | Maratha empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Madho Singh |
Malhar Rao Holkar Gangadhar Tantiya(Chandrachud) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
high
| low | ||||||
Background[edit]
The visitation of 1759 was conducted by Malhar Holkar. In July he had received orders from the Peshwa to go to Rajputana and put pressure on its Rajahs for their promised money. His main duty was to realise 12 lakhs for 1758 and nine lakhs for 1759 from Jaipur, the most solvent of these States. But this was no easy task: Jaipur was now the strongest power in Rajputana, and its master from the safe shelter of his strongly fortified capital could laugh at an invasion with scorn. Moreover, as Raghunath Dada had found in 1757, most of the villages in this kingdom had protective walls and a martial population against whom the southern light horse could do nothing.
Battle[edit]
in November the Rajputs came out in body 4000 strong, led by Jot Singh Nathawat, to attack the Marathas. Malhar had been praying for such an opportunity of fighting in the open. With his superior numbers and artillery, he enveloped the Kachhwas at Lakhori and completely crushed them, slaying 20 of their captains. Malhar next laid siege to Barwara, defended by Vikaramjit Rajawat, and some Shekhawat captains. Calling up his big guns from Rampura, he forced the garrison to capitulate for their bare lives
Result[edit]
[3]Soon afterwards he had to abandon Rajputana in a hurry in order to reinforce Dattaji at Delhi against the attack of Ahmed Shah Abdali. He set off. from the neighbourhood of Barwara, on 2nd January 1760, too late to save Dattaji Sindhia.
References[edit]
- ↑ A history of Jaipur by jadunath sarkar- Pg 232
- ↑ Thirty decisive battles of Jaipur - Rao Bahadur Thakur Narendra Singh, Mansabdar of Jobner, Education Minister, Jaipur State - Pg 203
- ↑ Thirty decisive battles of Jaipur - Rao Bahadur Thakur Narendra Singh, Mansabdar of Jobner, Education Minister, Jaipur State - Pg 204
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