Battle of Saunshi
Date1777
Location
Saunshi, Karnataka
Result Mysore victory
Belligerents
Maratha Empire Kingdom of Mysore
Commanders and leaders
Konher Rao †
Padurang Rao (POW)		 Hyder Ali
Muhammad Ali

The Battle of Saunshi was fought between the Kingdom of Mysore and the Maratha Empire in 1777.[1][2] Hyder Ali attempted to try to regain his lost territories of Malabar and Coorg from the Marathas and was successful in doing so. Hyder Ali decided to attack the Marathas at Saunshi. Hyder Ali sent his trusted general Muhammad Ali to attack the Maratha garrison stationed at Saunshi. The result of the battle was a decisive victory for Mysore and Hyder Ali against the Maratha forces. Maratha Chief Konher Rao was killed in the battle and Pandurang Rao was captured and taken as a prisoner by the Mysore forces.[3]

References

  1. ^ Ramesh Chandra Majumdar (1977), The History and Culture of the Indian People: The Maratha supremacy, quote: "Haidar's triumph became unmistakable when he succeeded in defeating the Patwardhans in a sanguinary contest on 8 January 1777, at Saunshi, near Dharwar.", Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, p. 425
  2. ^ M. S. Naravane (1996), Battles of medieval India (AD 1295-1850), APH Pub. Corp., p. 173, ISBN 9788170247722
  3. ^ Jacques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. quote:"Haidar Ali of Mysore recovered from loss at Chinkurli (1771) to regain Coorg and Malabar, previously lost to the Marathas, then sent a force under Mohamed Ali across the Tungabhadra in southern India. Near Dharwawr at Saunshi, Patwardhan Chief Konher Rao was defeated and killed and Padurang Rao was captured. As a result, many local Chiefs soon submitted to Haidar.". Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 916. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.


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