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==Battle== |
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Upon knowing of Madho's invasion Jawahar employed 10,000 Sikhs and increased Madecs pay in order to employ more Sepoys.<ref name=OV/><ref name=OK/> On 29 February 1768, the two armies met outside Kama and a fight followed in which the Bharatpur army were beaten back and forced to retreat, with the loss of their general Dan Sahi.<ref name=OV/><ref name=OK/> Jawahar Singh did not try to fight Madho Singh with his regular soldiers and instead chose to hire more Sikh mercenaries. He hired 20,000 Sikh mercenaries at a cost of seven lakhs a month, after which Madho Singh retreated to his own country.<ref name=OV/><ref name=OK/> |
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After the [[Battle of Maonda and Mandholi]] Madho Singh of Jaipur decided to invade the Jat kingdom of Bharatpur. He entered the Jat territories with 60,000 soldiers and ravaged them. Nawab Musavi Khan Baloch of Farrukhnagar and the Ruhelas were ready to co-operate with the Rajputs. The Emperor Shah Alam Il was invited by Madho Singh either to come in person, or if that was not possible, to send some English commander with a battalion of European troops to reinforce him. Every one counselled Jawahar Singh to make a compromise with the Rajputs; but the Jat rajah preferred breaking to bending and to abide by the chances of a war than to sue for terms from his victorious enemy. He decided to carry on war by buying over the Sikhs. He paid them 7 lakhs of Rupees to keep them away from plundering his territory, and opened negotiation with them to enlist into his service 20,000 of them. His general René Madec, got an increase of Rs. 5,000 to his monthly allowance for increasing his corps. |
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==Aftermath== |
==Aftermath== |
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Kama was the last battle fought by Madho Singh as he fell ill and died in March 1768. After the battle, the [[Maratha]]s and [[Shuja-ud-Daula]] had schemed to form an alliance with the British to destroy Bharatpur. However this did not work as the English refused to march so far away from their base.<ref name=OV/><ref name=OK/> |
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Soon afterwards, the Jat rajah captured a fort through Madec where another [[Rajput]] clan was entrenched. In a month and a half Madec succeeded in climbing one of the bastions, but the assault failed on account of his being abandoned by the Indian troops who were frightened by the terrible fire of the defenders. He clung to the foot of the breach for making a second attack. The garrison in fear capitulated.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kalikaranjan |first=Qanungo |title=History of the Jats |publisher=Gyan Books |year=1925 |isbn=9789351285137 |pages=215 |language=English}}</ref> |
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Jawahar Singh avoided any major conflicts after this war, but sent his general Madec for punitive campaigns. He was soon killed by a trusted soldier in July 1768.<ref name=OV/><ref name=OK/> |
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The career of Jawahar Singh came to an end in July 1768 when he was assassinated by one of his own men.<ref name="sarkar" /> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 18:34, 11 November 2023
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Jaipur state |
 Bharatpur State | ||||||
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| Madho Singh |
Jawahar Singh Madec Dan Sahi | ||||||
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| 16,000 Rajputs[1] |
10,000 Sikhs[1] Unknown number of Sepoys under Madec[1] | ||||||
The Battle of Kama was fought due to the consequences of Battle of Maonda, Madho Singh followed up his victory and advanced towards Bharatpur territory with 16,000 men.[5][4]
Battle
Upon knowing of Madho's invasion Jawahar employed 10,000 Sikhs and increased Madecs pay in order to employ more Sepoys.[1][4] On 29 February 1768, the two armies met outside Kama and a fight followed in which the Bharatpur army were beaten back and forced to retreat, with the loss of their general Dan Sahi.[1][4] Jawahar Singh did not try to fight Madho Singh with his regular soldiers and instead chose to hire more Sikh mercenaries. He hired 20,000 Sikh mercenaries at a cost of seven lakhs a month, after which Madho Singh retreated to his own country.[1][4]
Aftermath
Kama was the last battle fought by Madho Singh as he fell ill and died in March 1768. After the battle, the Marathas and Shuja-ud-Daula had schemed to form an alliance with the British to destroy Bharatpur. However this did not work as the English refused to march so far away from their base.[1][4]
Jawahar Singh avoided any major conflicts after this war, but sent his general Madec for punitive campaigns. He was soon killed by a trusted soldier in July 1768.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Fall of the Mughal Empire vol-2, page-286, by Jadunath Sarkar, publisher-Orient Black Swan, ISBN 9788125032458
- ^ A History of Rajasthan, by Rima Hooja, Rupa Publication, page-681, ISBN 8129108909
- ^ Rajasthan District Gazetteers Jaipur by Gupta Savitri [1] p.51
- ^ a b c d e f g Rajasthan Through the Ages, page-208, by R.K. Gupta and S.R. Bakshi, publisher-Sarup and Sons, ISBN 978-81-7625-841-8 (set)
- ^ Sarkar, Jadunath (1994). A History of Jaipur: C. 1503-1938. p. 256. ISBN 9788125003335.