Siege of Bahadur Benda
| Siege of Bahadur Benda | |||||||||
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| Maratha Empire | Kingdom of Mysore | ||||||||
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| Hari Pant | Tipu Sultan | ||||||||
The siege of Bahadur Benda occurred when the forces of Mysore led by Tipu Sultan besieged Bahadur fort in 1787. Tipu Sultan defeated the Maratha Army led by Hari Pant and captured the fort located in present-day Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra. It was the last military engagement between the Maratha Empire and Tipu Sultan.