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...a fort which he named Georgegarh. After some time, he broke away from the Marathas and sought in 1797 the help of the Sikh chiefs against them. In 1798, he es ...,000 strong, under Louis Bourquien, a French officer in the service of the Marathas, joined by the Sikh contingents of Jind and Kaithal, drove George Thomas to

...Singh of Thanesar, who had fought against the British in alliance with the Marathas in 1803. Burn's troops joined hands with those of Birch and Skinner, and de

...a Bhag Singh, joined hands with them on 15 September 1803, preventing the Marathas from making further inroads. According to Sir Lepel Griffin, "Lal Singh wa

...rathas. The Punjab had now three masters: the Mughals, the Afghans and the Marathas, but in reality only two Adina Beg and the Sikhs. Adina Beg brooked no riva

...h Durrani re-established his influence in the winter of 1759, defeated the Marathas at Panlpat in 1761 and inflicted a severe loss upon the Sikhs in February 1

...rce she marched as far as Mathura where peace parleys were opened with the Marathas.

...d captured Delhi. The Nawab of Delhi, in revenge of the defeat, instigated Marathas to attack Suraj Mal. ...ary 1, 1754. Suraj Mal fought with bravery and gave strong resistance. The Marathas could not conquer the Kumbher fort.

...ized Dholpur and the Sikhs captured several hundred horses of the defeated Marathas. Madho Singh of Jaipur attacked Bharatpur in December 1767. Jawahar Singh a

...d further weakened Mughals, Abdali invaded Punjab (and subsequently fought Marathas at Delhi who had replaced Mughals). At that time, Kapur singh created Dal K ...result of such disunity the Marathas got the upper hand. General Peron of Marathas armies was able to dictate his terms to the Malwais. An English adventurer

...relations with Mughal governors, Afghan invaders, Sikh chiefs and even the Marathas.

...re, expanded their influence as far north as Delhi. By this time, when the Marathas had reached the zenith of their power, the Sikhs, caught in the pincer gr ...ative and knowledge of the local geography, took the lion's share, but the Marathas, who were already being paid by the day, demanded a share proportionate to

...ce, she marched as far as Mathura where peace parleys were opened with the Marathas.

== The Marathas were marginalised == ...r, and was able to win over many adversaries to his side. The Mughals, the Marathas, the Rohillas, the Jats and the British sought his friendship, and, above a

...Marathas presented to Shiva ji. (Later it was the [[Sikh/Maratha Relations|Marathas]] who with the Sikhs, that broke the back of Mughal rule in India.)

...awabs of Oudh from Sa'adat Khan to Sa'adat 'All Khan. besides those of the Marathas, the Ruhilas, the Afghans, the Jals and the Sikhs. The book was lithographe

...need to support the war of attrition that Arangzeb was waging against the Marathas in the Deccan. The battle was fought on 20th March 1691. Guru Gobind Singh

...were sorely needed to maintain Aurangzeb's 'war of attrition' against the Marathas and the cunning Sivaji in the Deccan which had all but emptied the once ove

..., he was eventually driven out by the combined forces of the Sikhs, the Marathas and Adina Beg Khan in April 1758.

...the cavalry division of Sir Hugh Gough's army in the campaign against the Marathas of Gwalior at the close of 1843. In the first AngloSikh war, he was in com

...e to win over many an adversary to his side. The Mughals, the Ruhilas, the Marathas and the English sought his friendship. In the wake of the decay of Mughal a