First Rohilla War
| The First Rohilla War | |||||||||
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| Part of Rohilla Wars | |||||||||
Rohilla cavalry | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Kingdom of Rohilkhand |
Oudh State Supported by: British East India Company | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Nawab Faizullah Khan of Rohilkhand Hafiz Rehmat Khan Barech † Nawab Muhammad Yar Khan of Bareilly † |
Shuja-ud-Daulah Warren Hastings Colonel Alexander Champion | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
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The First Rohilla War of 1773–1774 was a punitive campaign by Shuja-ud-Daula, Nawab of Awadh on the behalf of Mughal Emperor, against the Rohillas, Indian descendants of Afghan highlanders settled in Rohilkhand, northern India. The Nawab was supported by troops of the British East India Company, in a successful campaign brought about by the Rohillas reneging on a debt to the Nawab.