This is a list of the battles involving the Maratha Confederacy, and earlier the Maratha Rebellion under Shivaji till its dissolution in 1818.
| Battle
|
Date
|
Allies
|
Enemies
|
Contemporary Location
|
Result
|
| Shivaji's rebellion against the Bijapur Sultanate
|
| Battle of Pratapgarh
|
10 November 1659
|
Marathas
|
Bijapur
|
Pratapgarh, Bijapur
|
Victory
|
| Battle of Pavan Khind
|
13 July 1660
|
Marathas
|
Bijapur
|
Vishalgad, Bijapur
|
Inconclusive
|
| Battle of Panhala
|
mid 1660–22 September 1660
|
Marathas
|
Bijapur
|
Panhala, Bijapur
|
Defeat
|
| Maratha insurgency against the Mughal Empire
|
| Battle of Chakan
|
23 June – 14 August 1660
|
Marathas
|
Mughal Empire
|
Chakan, Mughal Empire
|
Defeat
|
| Battle of Surat
|
5 January 1664
|
Marathas
|
Mughal Empire
|
Surat, Mughal Empire
|
Victory
|
| Battle of Purandar
|
31 March – 12 June 1665
|
Marathas
|
Mughal Empire
|
Purandar, Mughal Empire
|
Defeat
|
| Battle of Sinhagad
|
4 February 1670
|
Marathas
|
Mughal Empire
|
Sinhagad Fort, Mughal Empire
|
Victory
|
| Battle of Salher
|
February 1672
|
Marathas
|
Mughal Empire
|
Salher, Mughal Empire
|
Victory
|
| Battle of Bhupalgarh
|
7 February – 2 April 1679
|
Maratha Kingdom
|
Mughal Empire
|
Bhupalgarh, Mughal Empire
|
Defeat
|
| Battle of Kalyan
|
1682–1684
|
Maratha Kingdom
|
Mughal Empire
|
Kalyan, Mughal Empire
|
Victory
|
| Battle of Ramsej
|
April 1682–1688
|
Maratha Kingdom
|
Mughal Empire
|
Ramsej, Maratha Kingdom
|
Defeat
|
| Battle of Wai
|
December 1687
|
Maratha Kingdom
|
Mughal Empire
|
Wai, Mughal Empire
|
Victory
|
| Mughal Civil War (Sayyid brothers)
|
| Battle of Balapur
|
19 June – 31 July 1720
|
Mughal Empire (Sayyid faction)
• Sayyid Brothers
• Maratha Kingdom
• Rohilkhand
• Bundi State
|
Mughal Empire
• Emperor Shah Alam I
• Viceroyalty of the Deccan
|
Balapur, Mughal Empire
|
Defeat
|
| Battle of Bundelkhand
|
| Battle of Jaitpur
|
1728-29
|
Maratha Confederacy
|
Mughal Empire
|
Jaitpur, Panna State
|
Victory
|
| Maratha–Nizam Wars
|
| Battle of Bhopal
|
24 December 1737
|
Maratha Confederacy
|
Mughal Empire
|
Bhopal, Mughal Empire
|
Victory
|
| Battle of Palkhed
|
28 February 1728
|
Maratha Confederacy
|
Hyderabad Deccan
|
Palkhed, Hyderabad Deccan
|
Victory
|
| Maratha-Rajput Wars
|
| Battle of Pilsud
|
1715
|
Maratha Confederacy
|
Kingdom of Amber
|
Pilsud, Kingdom of Amber
|
Defeat
|
| Battle of Mandsaur
|
1732
|
Maratha Confederacy
|
Kingdom of Amber
|
Mandsaur, Kingdom of Amber
|
Victory
|
| Battle of Kakkor
|
1759
|
Maratha Confederacy
|
Kingdom of Amber
|
Kakkor, Kingdom of Amber
|
Defeat
|
| Maratha-Jat Wars
|
| Battle of Kumher
|
1754
|
Mughal Empire
• Maratha Confederacy
• Kingdom of Jaipur
|
Kingdom of Bharatpur
|
Kumher, Bharatpur
|
Defeat
|
| Mughal Empire–Afghanistan War
|
| Battle of Delhi
|
1757
|
Mughal Empire
• Maratha Confederacy
|
Afghanistan
• Rohilkhand
|
Delhi, Mughal Empire
|
Victory
|
| Battle of Panipat
|
1761
|
Mughal Empire
• Maratha Confederacy
|
Afghan Empire
• Rohilkhand
• Amb State
• Khanate of Kalat
• Kingdom of Awadh
|
Panipat, Mughal Empire
|
Defeat
|
| Maratha-Nizam War
|
| Battle of Rakshasbhuvan
|
1763
|
Maratha Confederacy
|
Hyderabad Deccan
|
Rakshasbhuvan, Maratha Confederacy
|
Victory
|
| Battle of Kharda
|
March 1795
|
Maratha Confederacy
|
Hyderabad Deccan
|
Kharda, State of Hyderabad
|
Victory
|
| First Maratha-Mysore War
|
| Maratha-Rohillakhand War
|
| Battle of Delhi
|
1771
|
Mughal Empire
• Maratha Confederacy
|
Rohilkhand
|
Delhi, Mughal Empire
|
Victory
|
| Second Maratha-Mysore War
|
| Battle of Saunshi
|
1777
|
Maratha Confederacy
|
Mysore
|
Saunshi, Mysore Kingdom
|
Defeat
|
| First Battle of Nargund
|
1778
|
Maratha Confederacy
|
Mysore
|
Nargund, Maratha Confederacy
|
Defeat
|
| Second Battle of Nargund
|
1785
|
Maratha Confederacy
|
Mysore
|
Nargund, Mysore Kingdom
|
Defeat
|
| Battle of Adoni
|
1786
|
Maratha Confederacy
|
Mysore
|
Adoni, Maratha Confederacy
|
Defeat
|
| Battle of Savanur
|
1786
|
Maratha Confederacy
|
Mysore
|
Savanur, Maratha Confederacy
|
Defeat
|
| Maratha-Rajput Wars
|
| Battle of Patan
|
1790
|
Gwalior State
|
Kingdom of Amber
Marwar
|
Patan, Amber
|
Victory
|
| Battle of Merta
|
1790
|
Gwalior State
Indore State
|
Marwar
|
Merta, Marwar
|
Victory
|
| Battle of Fatehpur
|
1799
|
Gwalior State
Indore State
|
Amber
|
Merta, Amber
|
Defeat
|
| Battle of Malpura
|
1800
|
Gwalior State
Indore State
|
Amber
Marwar
|
Malpur, Amber
|
Victory
|
References
Sources
Further reading
- "The Anglo-Maratha Campaigns and the Contest for India : The Struggle for Control of the South Asian Military Economy" by Randolf G. S. Cooper, Publisher: Cambridge University, ISBN 978-0521036467
- Samant, S. D. - Vedh Mahamanavacha
- Parulekar, Shyamrao - Yashogatha Vijaya durg, Vijay Durg (1982)
- Kasar, D.B. - Rigveda to Raigarh making of Shivaji the great, Mumbai: Manudevi Prakashan (2005)