Battle of Kama
Date29 February 1768
Location
Kama, Rajasthan
Result Jaipur Victory[1][2][3][4]
Belligerents
Jaipur state Bharatpur State
Commanders and leaders
Madho Singh Jawahar Singh
Madec
Dan Sahi
Strength
16,000 Rajputs[1] 10,000 Sikhs[1]
Unknown number of Sepoys under Madec[1]

The Battle of Kama was fought due to the consequences of Battle of Maonda, Madho Singh followed up his victory and advanced towards Bharatpur territory with 16,000 men.[5][4]

Battle

Upon knowing of Madho's invasion Jawahar employed 10,000 Sikhs and increased Madecs pay in order to employ more Sepoys.[1][4] On 29 February 1768, the two armies met outside Kama and a fight followed in which the Bharatpur army were beaten back and forced to retreat, with the loss of their general Dan Sahi.[1][4] Jawahar Singh did not try to fight Madho Singh with his regular soldiers and instead chose to hire more Sikh mercenaries. He hired 20,000 Sikh mercenaries at a cost of seven lakhs a month, after which Madho Singh retreated to his own country.[1][4]

Aftermath

Kama was the last battle fought by Madho Singh as he fell ill and died in March 1768. After the battle, the Marathas and Shuja-ud-Daula had schemed to form an alliance with the British to destroy Bharatpur. However this did not work as the English refused to march so far away from their base.[1][4]

Jawahar Singh avoided any major conflicts after this war, but sent his general Madec for punitive campaigns. He was soon killed by a trusted soldier in July 1768.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Fall of the Mughal Empire vol-2, page-286, by Jadunath Sarkar, publisher-Orient Black Swan, ISBN 9788125032458
  2. ↑ A History of Rajasthan, by Rima Hooja, Rupa Publication, page-681, ISBN 8129108909
  3. ↑ Rajasthan District Gazetteers Jaipur by Gupta Savitri p.51
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rajasthan Through the Ages, page-208, by R.K. Gupta and S.R. Bakshi, publisher-Sarup and Sons, ISBN 978-81-7625-841-8 (set)
  5. ↑ Sarkar, Jadunath (1994). A History of Jaipur: C. 1503-1938. p. 256. ISBN 9788125003335.

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