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A circa 1770 Faizabad-style drawing depicts the Third Battle of Panipat, fought on 13 January 1761. The scene shows opposing lines of artillery firing across a smoke-filled battlefield, with Persian inscriptions identifying the principal combatants. Ahmad Shah Durrani is shown on horseback, while others are depicted amid the battle and cavalry assault.
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Third Battle of Panipat (1761)

Indian history [1761]
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Third Battle of Panipat (1761), the last of the three battles that took place between 1526 and 1761 at Panipat (in present-day Haryana, India), about 50 miles (80 km) north of Delhi. The Third Battle of Panipat is believed to have occurred on January 14, 1761, and was fought between the Afghan Durrani chief Ahmad Shah Durrani and Sadashiv Rao Bhau of the Maratha army. The Third Battle of Panipat is discussed in detail below the following chart, which provides...

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