Battle of Rakshasbhuvan
| Battle of Rakshasbhuvan | |||||||
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| Part of Maratha–Nizam War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Maratha Confederacy | Nizam of Hyderabad | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Madhavrao I Raghunath Rao Malhar Rao Holkar Damaji Rao Gaekwad |
Asaf Jah II Vitthal Sundar † Vinayak das † Murad khan (POW) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 10,000 | ||||||
The Battle of Rakshasbhuvan in India was fought on 10 August 1763. After the defeat of the Maratha Confederacy at the Battle of Panipat, their rivals started seizing the opportunity to recover their losses in the past at the hands of the Marathas. Particularly, the Nizam of Hyderabad wanted to recover territory he had lost at the Battle of Udgir. He decided to launch a war on the Marathas.