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Siege of Bahadur Benda 
Summary
The siege of Bahadur Benda occurred when the forces of Mysore led by Tipu Sultan besieged Bahadur fort in 1787.[1] Tipu Sultan defeated the Maratha Army led by Hari Pant and captured the fort. It was the last military engagement between the Maratha Empire and Tipu Sultan.[2][3][4][5]
| Siege of Bahadur Benda | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Maratha Empire |
 Kingdom of Mysore | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Hari Pant |
Tipu Sultan | ||||||||
Background edit
Bahadur Benda was a fort under the Maratha Empire. Tipu Sultan, the King of Mysore besieged and captured the fort in 1787. The Maratha forces were led by Hari Pant, a general of the Maratha Empire.[6][7]
Aftermath edit
This was the last military engagement between Maratha Empire and Tipu Sultan.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ Rangan, Venkatesh (2020-05-25). The First Republic: The Untold True Story of the Imperial Karbhari Sarkar. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64892-660-0.
- ^ Ali, B. Sheikh (2012). Tipu Sultan: A Crusader for Change. Karnataka Gazetteer Department. p. 70.
- ^ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency ... Bombay: Printed at the Government Central Press. 1904. p. 661.
- ^ Nandakumar, Sanish (2020-02-07). Rise and Fall of The Maratha Empire 1750-1818. Chennai: Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64783-961-1.
- ^ a b Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra (1977). The History and Culture of the Indian People: The Maratha supremacy. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 431.
- ^ a b Sen, Sailendra Nath (1994). Anglo-Maratha Relations, 1785-96 (Reprint ed.). Bombay: Popular Prakashan. p. 58. ISBN 978-81-7154-789-0.
- ^ Hasan, Mohibbul (2005). History of Tipu Sultan (Reprint ed.). Delhi: Aakar Books. p. 106. ISBN 978-81-87879-57-2.