Second Maratha invasion of Bengal
| Second Maratha invasion of Bengal | ||||||||||
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| Part of Maratha invasions of Bengal | ||||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||||
| Bengal Subah | ||||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||||
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Alivardi Khan Mir Jafar Mustafa Khan Shamshir Khan Umar Khan Haidar Ali Khan Fakhrullah Beg Khan Raham Khan |
Balaji Baji Rao Pilaji Jadav Malhar Holkar |
Raghoji I Bhonsle Bhaskar Ram Kolhatkar | ||||||||
| Strength | ||||||||||
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70,000 cavalry 100,000 musketeers | 50,000 cavalry or 75,000 | Large | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | Heavy | ||||||||
The Second Maratha invasion of Bengal was a military campaign from March to May 1743, during which Raghuji Bhonsle, instigated by Bhaskar, led a large army into Bengal Subah in February 1743 to enforce the chauth for Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha.
Concurrently, Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao, at Muhammad Shah's request, entered Bihar with another Maratha army to counter Raghuji. The Peshwa and Nawab Alivardi Khan met at Plassey, where Alivardi agreed to pay Shahu the chauth for Bengal and 22 lakh rupees to the Peshwa, who promised to prevent future invasions by Raghuji. The combined forces of the Nawab and the Peshwa defeated and expelled Raghuji, and both Maratha armies withdrew from Bengal by the end of May 1743.