Global InformationSiege of Basavapatan information
| Siege of Basavapatan | |||||||
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| Part of Mughal–Maratha Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Maratha Empire |
 Mughal Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Santaji Ghorpade |
Himmat Khan Bahadur † Hamid-ud-din Khan | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 20,000 men |
Garrison: 1,000 cavalry Relief force: Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Heavy | Unknown | ||||||
The siege of Basavapatan was a military engagement between the Mughal Army and the Maratha troops led by Santaji Ghorpade, the Marathas were defeated and Basavapatan was relieved.[1]
- ^ Sardesai Govind Sakharam (1946). New History Of Marathas. p. 336.