Battle of Sangamner

The Battle of Sangamner was fought between the Mughal Empire and Maratha Empire in 1679. This was the last battle in which the Maratha King Shivaji fought. The Mughals had ambushed Shivaji with a large force when he was returning from the sack of Jalna. The Marathas engaged in battle with the Mughals for three days and inflicted heavy casualties on the Mughals.[1]

Battle of Sangamner
Part of Imperial Maratha Conquests
Date1679
Location
Sangamner
Belligerents
Maratha Empire Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Sidhoji Nimbalkar †
Santaji Ghorpade
Hambir Rao (WIA)		 Ramnast Khan
Strength
5000 30000
Casualties and losses
2000+ Heavy

Shivaji successfully escaped with 500 soldiers a most of the plunder, while the combat continued until Maratha general, Sidhoji Nimbalkar was killed along with 2000 soldiers whereas Santaji Ghorpade retreated, with Hambir Rao injured and many Maratha soldiers arrested. Shivaji returned to Raigad safely early in December that year.[2][3][4]

References
  1. Rana, Bhawan Singh (2005). Chhatrapati Shivaji. Diamond Pocket Books Ltd. p. 100. ISBN 9788128808265.
  2. Sardesai G.S., New History of the Marathas Volume 1, pg.254 https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.32141/page/n265/mode/2up
  3. Jacques, Tony (2006). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 825. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  4. Rana, Bhawan Singh (2005). Chhatrapati Shivaji. Diamond Pocket Books Ltd. p. 100. ISBN 9788128808265.
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