Battle of Gangwana
| Battle of Gangwana | |||||||
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| Part of the decline of the Mughal Empire | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Kingdom of Jaipur Reinforced By Mughal Empire Kingdom of Bharatpur Kingdom of Bundi Kingdom of Kota Kingdom of Karauli Kingdom of Shahpura | Rathores of Bakht Singh | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Jai Singh Kachwaha Suraj Mal Gopal Singh Jadon Ummaid Singh Sisodia Durjansal singh Hada Dalel Singh Hada Bhairo Singh Chauhan † | Bakht Singh Rathore (WIA) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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40,000–100,000 men hundreds of cannons and rocket artillery | 1,000 horsemen | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 24,000 killed and wounded (likely exaggeration) |
930 killed 70 wounded | ||||||
The battle of Gangwana was a military engagement fought between the Kingdom of Marwar and a combined army of the Jaipur Kingdom and the Mughal Empire in 1741. The battle resulted in a peace treaty favorable to Marwar and ended a period of Jaipur domination in what is now present day Rajasthan.