Draft:Battle of Nigunsarai

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Battle of Nigunsarai (1742)
Part of Maratha invasion of Bengal
Date1742 CE
Location
Result Maratha Victory[1]
Belligerents
Bengal Subah Maratha Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mushahib Khan   Bhaskar Pant
Strength
Unknown Unknown but more
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Nigunsarai was fought when in the morning Bengal army was moving towards Katwa, Marathas in higher numbers suddenly attacked them and started cutting their resources, Alivardi khan despatched Mushahib Khan who died fighting Marathas. Marathas achieved a decisive victory against Bengal army.[2]

  1. ^ https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.43007/mode/1up pg.49
  2. ^ Sarkar, Jadunath (1964). Fall Of The Mughal Empire Vol. 1.