Battle of Sangamner

The Battle of Sangamner was fought between the Mughal Empire and Maratha Empire in 1679. This was the last battle in which the Maratha King Shivaji fought. The Mughals had ambushed Shivaji with a large force when he was returning from the sack of Jalna. The Marathas engaged in battle with the Mughals for three days but lost to the Mughals.[1]

Battle of Sangamner
Part of Imperial Maratha Conquests
Date1679
Location
Sangamner
Result

Mughal victory

  • Maratha retreat
  • Some plunder seized by Mughals
Belligerents
Maratha Empire Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Shivaji
Sidhoji Nimbalkar		 Ramnast Khan
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

Shivaji successfully escaped while the combat continued until Maratha general, Sidhoji Nimbalkar was killed alongside 2,000 Maratha soldiers and Santaji Ghorpade finally took to flight after being routed. Shivaji returned to Raigad safely early in december that year.[2][3]

References
  1. Rana, Bhawan Singh (2005). Chhatrapati Shivaji. Diamond Pocket Books Ltd. p. 100. ISBN 9788128808265.
  2. Sardesai G.S., New History of the Marathas Volume 1, pg.254 https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.32141/page/n265/mode/2up
  3. Jacques, Tony (2006). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 825. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-03-28.

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