Sadashivrao Bhau

Sadashivrao Bhau
Sadashivrao Bhau
	Bust portrait, c. 1760
Amatya of the Maratha Empire
	In office; 1760 – 14 January 1761
Monarch	Rajaram II
Personal details
Born	4 August 1730; Pune, Maratha Empire ; (present-day Maharashtra, India)
Died	14 January 1761 (aged 30); Panipat, Maratha Empire (present-day Haryana, India)
Spouse(s)	Umabai; Parvatibai
Relations	Baji Rao I (uncle) ; Vishwasrao (nephew); Madhavrao I (nephew); Narayanrao (nephew); Balaji Baji Rao (cousin); Raghunathrao (cousin); Shamsher Bahadur I (Krishna Rao) (cousin)
Children	2
Parent	Chimaji Appa (father) Rakhmabai (mother)
Military service
Allegiance	Maratha Empire
Branch/service	Maratha Army
Years of service	1746–1761
Rank	Senapati (1760 – 1761)
Battles/wars	Raghoji's Southern Campaign; Peshwa's Expedition of Shrirangapattan; Third Battle of Panipat; Battle of Udgir; Capture of Delhi (1760); Battle of Kunjpura; Siege of Trichinopoly (1746); Capture of Sangola; Capture of Nashik; Battle of Shrirangapattan(1753); Battle of Shrirangapattan(1757) ; Battle of sindkhed ; Capture of Janjira; Sadashivbhau Carnatic Expansion;

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Sadashivrao Bhau Bhatt (4 August 1730 – 14 January 1761) was the son of Chimaji Appa (younger brother of Baji Rao I) and Rakhmabai of the Pethe family, and the nephew of Baji Rao I. He held administrative responsibilities and served as a finance minister during the reign of Maratha ruler Rajaram II.

He was appointed sarsenapati (commander-in-chief) of the Maratha army and led its forces during the Third Battle of Panipat on 14 January 1761. The battle was fought against the army of Ahmad Shah Abdali and was one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the 18th century in India.

His role in the battle, both as a military commander and administrator, is remembered as a combination of organizational skill and the limitations imposed by logistical and strategic challenges.