History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET December 2023 History
Passage
Bhau did not get any additional reinforcements from the south. He made a great mistake in not guarding adequately the forts at the Jamuna and maintaining his connection with the south. In this battle the Marathas were routed and defeated completely. It was a disaster to them. Vishwas Rao and Sadashiv Rao Bhau were killed. Most of the officers fell. A large part of the forces were massacred and annihilated. The remnants were pursued and slaughtered. A large amount of booty was captured by the victors. The total loss of the Marathas is estimated at 50,000 horses, 2,00,000 cattle, thousands of camels, hundreds of elephants and a large amount of cash and jewellery.
The above passage refers to which important battle?
ABattle of Khanwa
BBattle of Panipat ✓ Correct
CBattle of Chamkaur
DBattle of Bilgram
Correct answer: (B) Battle of Panipat — The passage refers to the Third Battle of Panipat.
Explanation
★The passage refers to the Third Battle of Panipat.
★It was fought on 14 January 1761 between the Marathas and Ahmad Shah Abdali.
★The Marathas suffered a crushing defeat in this battle.
★Their commanders Sadashiv Rao Bhau, Vishwas Rao and Ibrahim Gardi were killed.
★The Marathas lost about 50,000 horses, 200,000 cattle and hundreds of elephants.
★The scale of slaughter described in the passage matches the Panipat disaster.
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