| Names |
Sadashiv Rao Bhau |
| Date of
Birth |
04 August 1730 |
| Date of
Death |
14 Jan 1761 |
|
Identity |
Commander-in-Chief
during the third battle of Panipat |
| Events |
- Nephew of Peshwa Bajirao I.
- In January 1747 he won his first battle at Ajra, south
of Kolhapur .
- He successfully led the Battle of Udgir which weakened
the Nizam of Hyderabad.
- He won the fort of Daulatabad.
- On getting the bad news of Ahmad Shah Abdali's march
towards Delhi and the subsequent death of Dattaji Scindia at
the battle of Burari Ghat, Sadashivrao was asked to go to
north to resist the Afghans.
- On getting the bad news of Ahmad Shah Abdali's march
towards Delhi and the subsequent death of Dattaji Scindia at
the battle of Burari Ghat, Sadashivrao was asked to go to
north to resist the Afghans.
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The third battle of Panipat was fought
between the
Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the
Marathas, led by Sadashiv Rao
Bhau, who was killed in this battle.
-
The battle is considered
one of the largest fought in the 18th
century,
and has perhaps the largest number of fatalities in a single
day reported in a classic formation battle between two
armies.
-
The Afghan victory in the third battle of Panipat changed
the course of Indian History and paved the way for
subsequent British rule.
-
The film Panipat, was
announced by director Ashutosh
Gowariker. Starring Arjun Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and
Kriti
Sanon.
Based on the Third Battle of Panipat.
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