Battle of Burdwan

Battle of Burdwan
	Part of Fifth Maratha invasion of Bengal
Date	March 1747
Location	Burdwan, Bengal (present-day Burdwan, West Bengal, India)
Result	Bengal victory Maratha and nagpur state retreat from bengal;
Belligerents
Maratha Confederacy; • Nagpur State	Bengal Subah
Commanders and leaders
Janoji Bhonsle	Alivardi Khan
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Battle of Burdwan occurred between the Bengal Subah and the Maratha Confederacy in 1747. After the dismissal of Mir Jafar by Alivardi Khan, an army was amassed to defend against the invading Maratha forces of Janoji Bhonsle at Orissa. Alivardi Khan managed to heavily repulse and defeat the Marathas in this battle.^[1]

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