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Murari Rao

Murari Rao Ghorpade, known simply as Murari Rao, was a soldier and army general in the Maratha Army who administered the fort of Tiruchirappalli and surrounding areas from 1741 to 1743.


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Anthony Pohlmann

At the Battle of Assaye in 1803, Pohlmann effectively commanded all the regular battalions in the Maratha army, after Scindia and the Rajah of Berar absented themselves before the battle.

Battle of Malpura

South of the Sohadra River channel the Maratha army lay encamped near the village of Hindoli.

Dabhade

Sarsenapati Umabaisaheb Khanderao Dabhade was the only woman Commander-in-Chief of the Maratha Army.

Murari Rao

Murari Rao occupied Tiruchirappalli at the head of a strong Maratha army after defeating and imprisoning the Carnatic general Chanda Sahib.