| Siege of Ballabhgarh (1757) | |||||||
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| Part of Indian campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_Bharatpur1.png){kind=small} Bharatpur State Maratha Confederacy |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Seal_of_Ahmad_Shah_Durrani.png){kind=small} Durrani Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Suraj Mal Jawahar Singh&sq=&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_the_Maratha_Empire.svg){kind=small} Antaji Manakeshwar Shamsher Bahadur |
Ahmed Shah Abdali Sardar Jahan Khan &sq=&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_the_Mughal_Empire.png){kind=small} Najib ad-Dawlah | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5,000—6,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| heavy | heavy | ||||||
The Siege of Ballabhgarh took place in February 1757 between the Durrani Empire and the Bharatpur State during Ahmad Shah Durrani's invasion of northern India. The Afghans besieged Ballabhgarh Fort, forcing Jat leader Jawahar Singh to flee. After intense bombardment, the fort fell, its defenders were massacred, and the region was plundered, marking a significant setback for the Jats.[1][2][3]
- ^ Gupta, Hari Ram (1961). Marathas and Panipat. Chandigarh: Panjab University, Chandigarh. p. 85-87.
- ^ Sarkar, Jadunath (1934). Fall of the Mughal Empire. Vol. II. Calcutta: M. C. Sarkar & Sons. p. 103-120.
- ^ Singh, Ganda (1959). Ahmad Shah Durrani,father of modern Afghanistan. Asia Publishing House. pp. 170–176.