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unusual facts about Battle of Mahidpur



Bhima Bai Holkar

When the Battle of Mahidpur, She led a brigade of 2,500 cavalry, sword and lance in hand, into battle against the British at Mahidpur.

Mahidpur

Though of some antiquity and frequented by Hindu pilgrims, it is best known for the battle fought in the neighbourhood on 20 December 1817 (Battle of Mahidpur), in which Sir John Malcolm defeated the army of Holkar.

Sir Thomas Hislop, 1st Baronet

Advancing on 10 November, Hislop defeated the 35,000 strong army of Malhar Rao Holkar at the Battle of Mahidpur on 21 December and then ensured the surrender of the Maratha border fortresses.


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