01-07-2004, 06:34 AM
Few references from the cyberland.
This one from Panipat district govt.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Third Battle of Panipat(A.D. 1761) :
The Third Battle of Paniapt was fought on January 14, 1761 between the Afghan invader Ahmed Shah Abdali and the Marathas,the protectors and friends of the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II . In this battle, the Maratha commander Sadashiv Rao Bhau was defeated by the Afghan commander Abdali by his military tactics. The Nawab of Oudh, Shuja-Uddaula and the Rohilla leader Sardar Najib Khan were on the side of Abdali, who in this fierce battle defeated the Maratha army in a decisive manner. Sadashiv Rao Bhau, the young son of Peshwa and a number if Maratha commanders fell on the battle-field. This gave a tremendous blow to the Maratha power. Only six months later,the disheartened Peshwa, balaji Rao, died. The battle proved to be disastrous as not only the Marathas had to bear tremendous losses, but the event marked the beginning of the downfall of the Mughals. On the other hand, there was confrontation among the Muslim rulers. <b>All these paved the way for the rise of British power in India Corporation</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hmmm, these sons of fair & lovely Mughals are defending a afghan raider who is responsible for the fall of their Mughal empire and raise of British empire.
This one from Panipat district govt.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Third Battle of Panipat(A.D. 1761) :
The Third Battle of Paniapt was fought on January 14, 1761 between the Afghan invader Ahmed Shah Abdali and the Marathas,the protectors and friends of the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II . In this battle, the Maratha commander Sadashiv Rao Bhau was defeated by the Afghan commander Abdali by his military tactics. The Nawab of Oudh, Shuja-Uddaula and the Rohilla leader Sardar Najib Khan were on the side of Abdali, who in this fierce battle defeated the Maratha army in a decisive manner. Sadashiv Rao Bhau, the young son of Peshwa and a number if Maratha commanders fell on the battle-field. This gave a tremendous blow to the Maratha power. Only six months later,the disheartened Peshwa, balaji Rao, died. The battle proved to be disastrous as not only the Marathas had to bear tremendous losses, but the event marked the beginning of the downfall of the Mughals. On the other hand, there was confrontation among the Muslim rulers. <b>All these paved the way for the rise of British power in India Corporation</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hmmm, these sons of fair & lovely Mughals are defending a afghan raider who is responsible for the fall of their Mughal empire and raise of British empire.