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Battle of Kama
Date	29 February 1768
Location	Kama, Rajasthan
Result	Jaipur Victory
Belligerents
Jaipur state	Bharatpur State
Commanders and leaders
Madho Singh	Jawahar Singh; Madec; Dan Sahi
Strength
16,000 Rajputs	10,000 Sikhs; Unknown number of Sepoys under Madec

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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.

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[OV-1] ^ ^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

[LV-2] A History of Rajasthan, by Rima Hooja, Rupa Publication, page-681, ISBN 8129108909

[MR-3] Rajasthan District Gazetteers Jaipur by Gupta Savitri [1] p.51

[OK-4] ^ ^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-5] Sarkar, Jadunath (1994). A History of Jaipur: C. 1503-1938. p. 256. ISBN 9788125003335.

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 | commander1        = [[Madho Singh I|Madho Singh]]
-| commander2        = [[Jawahar Singh]]<br/>[[René-Marie Madec]]<br/>Dan Sahi<br/>
+| commander2        = [[Jawahar Singh]]<br>Madec<br>Dan Sahi
 | strength1         = 16,000 Rajputs<ref name=OV/>
 | strength2         = 10,000 Sikhs<ref name=OV/><br> Unknown number of Sepoys under Madec<ref name=OV/>
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 ==Battle==
-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. Jawahar Singh did not try to fight Madho Singh with his regular soldiers and instead chose to hire more Sikh mercenaries. Jawahar Singh engaged 20,000 Sikhs at seven lakhs of rupees per mensem, and Madho Singh's forces took to flight.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gupta |first=Hari Ram |url="https://archive.org/embed/HistoryOfTheSikhsVol.IvTheSikhCommonwealthOrRiseAndFallOfSikh" |title=History Of The Sikhs Vol. IV The Sikh Commonwealth Or Rise And Fall Of Sikh Misls |publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. |year=1973 |isbn=8121501652 |pages=388}}</ref>
+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/>
 ==Aftermath==
-Kama was the last battle fought by Madho Singh as he died after contracting dysentery after the battle. 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/>
+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/>
 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/>