Bapu Gokhale

Gokhale was born Narhar Ganesh Gokhale in Tale Khajan. [2]

Gokhale was appointed commander-in -chief by Peshwa Baji Rao II with the preparations of the Third Anglo-Maratha War against the East India Company in 1818.[1] He died on February 19, 1818 during the battle of Ashti (currently in Mohol tehsil,Solapur district, Maharashtra) while defending the Peshwa from the company forces. He fought bravely and died with a sword in his hand just as he had wished he would have preferred to.[3][4] [5]

Gokhale had two wives. The first wife had two children. Their first child died early. Their other son, Gopal was killed during the battle of Ashti (near Pandharpur). He did not had any children with his second wife Yamunabai. She went to Satara after her husband's death.

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• Naravane, M.S (2006), Battles of the honourable East India Company: making of the Raj, APH Publishing, pp. 78–105, ISBN 978-81-313-0034-3
• Duff, James Grant (1921), Stephen Meredyth Edwardes (ed.), A History of the Mahrattas, 2, London: H. Milford, Oxford University Press, OCLC 61585379
• Maharashtra government place history gazette for Ashti