Battle of Lalsot
| Battle of Lalsot | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
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Gwalior State Mughal Empire (Hamdani defected) Rao of Macheri |
Kingdom of Jaipur Kingdom of Marwar | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
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Mahadji Shinde General de Boigne Rane Khan Khande Rao Hari Devi singh Rajdhar Gujar Ambaji Ingle Murtaza Khan Barech Ghasi Khan Motigir Gosain Najaf Khan Leseneau Le Vassoult |
Pratap Singh of Jaipur Bhim Singh | ||||
| Strength | |||||
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Unknown number of men under Mahadji 20,000 reinforcements under Khande Rao Hari, Boigne and Ambaji Ingle 300 foot soldiers under Devi Singh rajdhar(Gurjar) |
20,000 feudal levies from Jaipur 5,000 Rathore horsemen from Jodhpur 5,000 Naga infantry from Jodhpur | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| Unknown | Heavy, 1,000+ Rathore Horsemen from Jodhpur | ||||
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The Battle of Lalsot was fought between the Rajputs of Jaipur and Jodhpur against the Marathas under Mahadji Scindia over the collection of taxes from the Rajput States. Mahadji, as the Naib Vakil-i-Mutlaq of the Mughal Emperor, demanded Rs. 63,00,000 from the Jaipur court. These demands were refused, and Mahadji marched against Jaipur with his army. Before the battle, a portion of the Mughal army under Hamdani deserted and defected to the Rajput army.