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This is a list of the battles involving the Maratha Confederacy , and earlier the Maratha Rebellion under Shivaji till its dissolution in 1818.
Battle
Date
Allies
Enemies
Contemporary Location
Result
Shivaji's rebellion against the Bijapur Sultanate
Battle of Pratapgarh
10 November 1659
Marathas
Bijapur
Pratapgarh , Bijapur
Victory
Battle of Pavan Khind
13 July 1660
Marathas
Bijapur
Vishalgad , Bijapur
Inconclusive
Battle of Panhala
mid 1660–22 September 1660
Marathas
Bijapur
Panhala , Bijapur
Defeat
Maratha insurgency against the Mughal Empire
Battle of Chakan
23 June – 14 August 1660
Marathas
Mughal Empire
Chakan, Mughal Empire
Defeat
Battle of Surat
5 January 1664
Marathas
Mughal Empire
Surat, Mughal Empire
Victory
Battle of Purandar
31 March – 12 June 1665
Marathas
Mughal Empire
Purandar, Mughal Empire
Defeat
Battle of Sinhagad
4 February 1670
Marathas
Mughal Empire
Sinhagad Fort, Mughal Empire
Victory
Battle of Salher
February 1672
Marathas
Mughal Empire
Salher, Mughal Empire
Victory
Battle of Bhupalgarh
7 February – 2 April 1679
Maratha Kingdom
Mughal Empire
Bhupalgarh, Mughal Empire
Defeat
Battle of Kalyan
1682–1684
Maratha Kingdom
Mughal Empire
Kalyan, Mughal Empire
Victory
Battle of Ramsej
April 1682–1688
Maratha Kingdom
Mughal Empire
Ramsej, Maratha Kingdom
Defeat
Battle of Wai
December 1687
Maratha Kingdom
Mughal Empire
Wai, Mughal Empire
Victory
Mughal Civil War (Sayyid brothers)
Battle of Balapur
19 June – 31 July 1720
Mughal Empire (Sayyid faction) • Sayyid Brothers • Maratha Kingdom • Rohilkhand • Bundi State
Mughal Empire • Emperor Shah Alam I • Viceroyalty of the Deccan
Balapur, Mughal Empire
Defeat
Battle of Bundelkhand
Battle of Jaitpur
1728-29
Maratha Confederacy
Mughal Empire
Jaitpur , Panna State
Victory
Maratha–Nizam Wars
Battle of Bhopal
24 December 1737
Maratha Confederacy
Mughal Empire
Bhopal , Mughal Empire
Victory
Battle of Palkhed
28 February 1728
Maratha Confederacy
Hyderabad Deccan
Palkhed, Hyderabad Deccan
Victory
Maratha-Rajput Wars
Battle of Pilsud
1715
Maratha Confederacy
Kingdom of Amber
Pilsud, Kingdom of Amber
Defeat
Battle of Mandsaur
1732
Maratha Confederacy
Kingdom of Amber
Mandsaur, Kingdom of Amber
Victory
Battle of Kakkor
1759
Maratha Confederacy
Kingdom of Amber
Kakkor, Kingdom of Amber
Defeat
Maratha–Bengal War
First Battle of Katwa
1742
Maratha Confederacy • Nagpur State
Bengal Subah
Katwa, Bengal Subah
Defeat
Battle of Birbhum
1743
Maratha Confederacy • Nagpur State
Bengal Subah
Birbhum (Bihar), Bengal Subah
Defeat
Second Battle of Katwa
1745
Maratha Confederacy • Nagpur State
Bengal Subah
Katwa, Bengal Subah
Defeat
Second Battle of 'Midnapur'
1746
Maratha Confederacy
• Nagpur State
Bengal Subah
'Midnapore', Bengal Subah
Defeat
Battle of Burdwan
1747
Maratha Confederacy • Nagpur State
Bengal Subah
Burdwan, Bengal Subah
Defeat
Battle of Rani Sarai
1748
Maratha Confederacy • Nagpur State
• Afghans of Bihar
Bengal Subah
Bihar, Bengal Subah
Defeat
Maratha-Jat Wars
Battle of Kumher
1754
Mughal Empire • Maratha Confederacy • Kingdom of Jaipur
Kingdom of Bharatpur
Kumher, Bharatpur
Defeat
Mughal Empire–Afghanistan War
Battle of Delhi
1757
Mughal Empire • Maratha Confederacy
Afghanistan • Rohilkhand
Delhi, Mughal Empire
Victory
Battle of Panipat
1761
Mughal Empire • Maratha Confederacy
Afghan Empire • Rohilkhand • Amb State • Khanate of Kalat • Kingdom of Awadh
Panipat, Mughal Empire
Defeat
Maratha-Nizam War
Battle of Uruli
1762
Maratha Confederacy
Hyderabad Deccan
Uruli, Maratha Confederacy
Victory
Battle of Rakshasbhuvan
1763
Maratha Confederacy
Hyderabad Deccan
Rakshasbhuvan, Maratha Confederacy
Victory
Battle of Kharda
March 1795
Maratha Confederacy
Hyderabad Deccan
Kharda, State of Hyderabad
Victory
First Maratha-Mysore War
Battle of Rattihalli
1764
Maratha Confederacy • Savanur State
Mysore
Rattihalli, Savanur State
Victory
Battle of Jadi Hanwati
1764
Maratha Confederacy
Mysore
Jadi Hanwati, Mysore
Victory
Battle of Sira
1767
Maratha Confederacy
Mysore
Sira, Mysore
Victory
Battle of Moti Talab
March 1771
Maratha Confederacy
Mysore
Srirangapatnam, Mysore
Victory
Maratha-Rohillakhand War
Battle of Delhi
1771
Mughal Empire • Maratha Confederacy
Rohilkhand
Delhi, Mughal Empire
Victory
Second Maratha-Mysore War
Battle of Saunshi
1777
Maratha Confederacy
Mysore
Saunshi, Mysore Kingdom
Defeat
First Battle of Nargund
1778
Maratha Confederacy
Mysore
Nargund, Maratha Confederacy
Defeat
Second Battle of Nargund
1785
Maratha Confederacy
Mysore
Nargund, Mysore Kingdom
Defeat
Battle of Adoni
1786
Maratha Confederacy
Mysore
Adoni, Maratha Confederacy
Defeat
Battle of Savanur
1786
Maratha Confederacy
Mysore
Savanur, Maratha Confederacy
Defeat
Maratha-Rajput Wars
Battle of Patan
1790
Gwalior State
Kingdom of Amber Marwar
Patan, Amber
Victory
Battle of Merta
1790
Gwalior State Indore State
Marwar
Merta, Marwar
Victory
Battle of Fatehpur
1799
Gwalior State Indore State
Amber
Merta, Amber
Defeat
Battle of Malpura
1800
Gwalior State Indore State
Amber Marwar
Malpur, Amber
Victory
References
Sources
Further reading
"The Anglo-Maratha Campaigns and the Contest for India : The Struggle for Control of the South Asian Military Economy" by Randolf G. S. Cooper, Publisher: Cambridge University, ISBN 978-0521036467
Samant, S. D. - Vedh Mahamanavacha
Parulekar, Shyamrao - Yashogatha Vijaya durg , Vijay Durg (1982)
Kasar, D.B. - Rigveda to Raigarh making of Shivaji the great , Mumbai: Manudevi Prakashan (2005)