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1.
July
1.1.
July 17 - Third Battle of Panipat (1761)
1.2.
July 31 - The Creation of the Peshwa Position: Balaji Vishwanath's Rise (1713-1714)
2.
August
2.1.
August 4 - The Syed Brothers' Coup & Bajirao Vishwanath's Triumph (1719)
2.2.
August 4 - Balaji Vishwanath's Legacy & The Chautai System (1719-1720)
2.3.
August 5 - Bajirao I: Strategic Genius & The Peshwa's Rise (1720-1740)
2.4.
August 8 - The Battle of Palkhed: Bajirao's Masterclass in Strategy (March 1728)
2.5.
August 9 - Bajirao's Northern Campaigns: Marwa & Bundelkhand (1728-1729)
2.6.
August 10 - Bajirao I: Marwa Expansion & The Delhi Demonstration (1736-1737)
2.7.
August 10 - Bajirao's Delhi Demonstration: Psychological Warfare Masterclass (March 28, 1737)
2.8.
August 11 - Bajirao's Tactics & The Nadir Shah Crisis (1739)
2.9.
August 12 - Shahu's Support for Bajirao & The Commander Conflict Crisis
2.10.
August 13 - Shinde-Holkar Split & The Sangha Rajya: Maratha Decentralization (1740)
2.11.
August 14 - Nana Sahib Peshwa's Reign: Maratha Continental Dominance (1740-1759)
2.12.
August 15 - Nadir Shah's Threats & The 1747 Letter to Delhi
2.13.
August 16 - Nadir Shah's Delhi Loot & Paranoia: Seeds of Abdali's Future (1739-1747)
2.14.
August 17 - Ahmad Shah Abdali's Rise: From Assassination to Afghan Unification (1747)
2.15.
August 30 - Satara Succession Crisis: Tara Rani's Chaos & Peshwa's Rise (1749+)
2.16.
August 31 - Nana Sahib & Sadashiv Rao Bhau: The Pre-Panipat Tension (1750s)
2.17.
August 31 - Damaji Gaikwad's Rebellion & Peshwa's Power Consolidation (1750)
3.
September
3.1.
September 1 - Power Shift from Satara to Pune: The Rise of the Peshwa (1749+)
3.2.
September 2 - The Wazir-Rohila War & Afghan Migration to North India
3.3.
September 2 - Rohila Politics & Afghan Tribal Dynamics: The Fifth Column Strategy
3.4.
September 3 - Safdar Jang & The Wazir-Rohila War: Marathas Enter Northern Conflict
3.5.
September 5 - Maratha Military Victory & Northern Consolidation: The Safdar Jang Partnership (1750-1751)
3.6.
September 9 - Abdali's Attack on Punjab (1751)
3.7.
September 11 - The Siege of Lahore (1751-1752)
3.8.
September 12 - The Surrender of Punjab & The Fateful Maratha Treaty (1752)
3.9.
September 14 - The End of Safdar Jung
3.10.
September 15 - Safdar Jung Explained: The Lion of Battle
3.11.
September 16 - The Court Rivalries Deepen
3.12.
September 19 - The Fatal Treaty & The Poisoned Nizam
3.13.
September 21 - The Court Conspiracies & Abdali's Return (1753)
3.14.
September 22 - Safdar Jung's Fall & The Attempted Coup
3.15.
September 23 - Mughal Court Politics & Maratha Intervention (1754)
3.16.
September 24 - Maratha Northern Strategy & Raghoba's Triumph (1752-1756)
3.17.
September 25 - The Cannon Force & Maratha Northern Expansion (1752-1753)
3.18.
September 26 - The Death of Shahu & The Mughal Emperor Becomes a Burden (1749-1754)
3.19.
September 27 - Maratha Warfare Crisis & The Road to Kumbher (1754)
3.20.
September 28 - Siege of Kumbher Fort (1754)
4.
October
4.1.
October 13 - Bengal Betrayal & The Battle of Plassey (1745-1756)
4.2.
October 14 - The Army Nobody Wanted: Maratha Military Problems (1750s)
4.3.
October 15 - Shah Waliullah & The Invitation to Jihad (18th Century)
4.4.
October 16 - The Conspiracy Against the Marathas (1754-1756)
4.5.
October 25 - The Power Struggle in Punjab & Imad ul-Mulk's Lightning Strike (1753)
4.6.
October 25 - Mughalani Begum's Revenge: The Letter That Doomed Delhi (1753)
4.7.
October 28 - Abdali's Jihad & The Systematic Looting of Delhi (1757)
4.8.
October 29 - The Siege of Delhi: Betrayal, Failed Negotiations & Abdali's Demands (1756-1757)
4.9.
October 30 - The Fall of Delhi: Surrender, Torture & The Hunt for Hidden Wealth (January 1757)
4.10.
October 31 - The Systematic Looting of Delhi: Torture, Treasure & The Price of Hidden Wealth (January 1757)
5.
November
5.1.
November 3 - Abdali's Rage: The Attack on Mathura & The Siege of Vallabhgarh (January 1757)
5.2.
November 4 - The Fall of Vallabhgarh: Cannons, Tunnels & The Kizilbad Disguise (Late January 1757)
5.3.
November 6 - The Mathura Massacre: Blood in the Yamuna & The Apocalypse (February 22, 1757)
5.4.
November 6 - Nature's Revenge: Cholera, Retreat & Defiance (Late February-March 1757)
5.5.
November 7 - Abdali's Final Departure: The Loot Count & Royal Marriages (1757)
5.6.
November 7 - Abdali's Caravan Home & Maratha Strategic Failures (1757)
5.7.
November 9 - Abdali's Departure & The Afghan-Maratha Rivalry Setup (1757)
5.8.
November 10 - The Aftermath of 1757 & Raghunath Rao's Return (1756-1758)
5.9.
November 11 - Raghunath Rao's Second Northern Campaign (October 1756 - 1757)
5.10.
November 12 - Maratha Strategy Failures & The Siege of Delhi (1757)
5.11.
November 13 - The Geography Lesson & Najib Khan's Surrender (August-September 1757)
5.12.
November 15 - Horkhar's Last Stand: "Over My Dead Body" (1757-1758)
5.13.
November 16 - Marathas Reach Attock: The Pinnacle That Wasn't (1757-1758)
5.14.
November 17 - Raghoba Bharari: The Grand Campaign That Bankrupted the Empire (1758)
5.15.
November 18 - The Symbolic Victory: How Marathas Drew First Blood & Made Abdali Their Enemy (1757-1758)
5.16.
November 19 - Battle of Plassey: How Britain Got Its Foothold While Marathas & Afghans Fought (1757)
5.17.
November 20 - Dattaji Shinde: The Soldier of God Gets His Orders (August 17, 1759)
5.18.
November 21 - "Don't Kill Your Enemy": Malhar Rao's Fox Logic & The Loan That Won't Stop Growing (1758-1759)
5.19.
November 22 - Dattaji's Impossible Tasks: Rivers, Raghuji, & The Rajput Who Wrote to Abdali (1758-1759)
5.20.
November 23 - Dattaji Shinde's Punjab Campaign & Strategic Appointments (1759)
6.
December
6.1.
December 8 - Bengal Territorial Disputes & Dattaji Shinde's Northern Assignment (1758-1759)
6.2.
December 9 - Peshwa's Strategic Instructions to Dattaji & The Holkar-Shinde Dynamic (December 1758)
6.3.
December 10 - Malhar Rao's Cynical Advice & Dattaji's Punjab Operations (Late 1758-1759)
6.4.
December 11 - Peshwa's Strategic Instructions & The Fatal River-Crossing Problem (Early-Mid 1759)
6.5.
December 13 - Maratha River-Crossing Weakness & The Failed Meeting at Shamli (1759)
6.6.
December 14 - The Siege at Shukratal & Najeeb's Coalition (September-November 1759)
6.7.
December 16 - Govind Panth Bundele's Raid & Abdali's Fifth Invasion (October-December 1759)
6.8.
December 17 - Abdali's Fifth Invasion Begins (September-December 1759)
6.9.
December 18 - Political Warfare & Delhi Assassinations (November-December 1759)
6.10.
December 19 - Winter Sets In & Holkar's Questionable Character (Late December 1759 - Early January 1760)
6.11.
December 20 - Bhau's Nizam Campaign & The Cannon Regiment (October 1759 - January 1760)
6.12.
December 21 - The Assassination Attempt & Nizam's Defeat (October 1759 - February 1760)
6.13.
December 21 - The Awakening: Choosing Bhau for the North (February 1760)
6.14.
December 23 - Dattaji's Death & Holkar's Response (January 1760)
6.15.
December 24 - Abdali Stays & The Decision to Send Vishwas Rao (February-March 1760)
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7.
January
7.1.
January 1 - Sadashiv Rao Bhau's Army: Artillery, Splendor & The Udgir Aftermath (1760)
7.2.
January 4 - Chapter 17: The Hunt for Allies & Setting the Stage (March 1760)
7.3.
January 4 - Abdali's Alliance Campaign: Wooing Ahmad Khan Bangash (1760)
7.4.
January 5 - Bangash Visits Abdali's Camp & The Alliance Race Heats Up (March 1760)
7.5.
January 5 - The Battle for Suja-ud-Daula: The Ultimate Prize (1760)
7.6.
January 6 - Bhau's Boat Bridge Plan & The Unfair Blame (April-June 1760)
7.7.
January 7 - Suja Goes Neutral & The River Crossing Crisis (1760)
7.8.
January 8 - Abdali's Final Diplomatic Push & Bhau's River Struggles (June 1760)
7.9.
January 13 - Najib Khan's "Islam in Danger" Argument (June 1760)
7.10.
January 14 - Suja Joins Abdali: The Dramatic Persuasion (July 1760)
7.11.
January 15 - Surajmal Jat: The Shrewd Survivor (July 1760)
7.12.
January 16 - Suraj Mal's Alliance & Rajput Betrayals (June 1760)
7.13.
January 16 - The Sikhs & The Battle Over Punjab (1760)
7.14.
January 17 - Bhau's March North: The River Crossing Crisis (March-April 1760)
7.15.
January 21 - The Financial Crisis: Moving a Town (1760)
7.16.
January 22 - The Ally Crisis & Loan Refusals (April-May 1760)
7.17.
January 23 - Bhau's Northern March & The Holkar-Najib Relationship (April-June 1760)
7.18.
January 24 - Bhau's March Speed: Defending Against the Critics (1760)
7.19.
January 25 - Army Speed Debate & The Contradictory Letters (June 1760)
7.20.
January 26 - The Strategic Split: Bhau vs Holkar & The Caste Insult (June 1760)
7.21.
January 27 - Bahu's Arrogance & Leadership Divisions Before Panipat
7.22.
January 28 - The Road to Panipat: Logistics, Rivers & Strategic Gambles
7.23.
January 28 - The Delhi Conquest & The Three-Way Power Struggle
7.24.
January 31 - Delhi Under Maratha Control: The Political Standoff at Yamuna
8.
February
8.1.
February 1 - The Boundary Dispute & The Holkar Rejection
8.2.
February 1 - Suraj Mal's Extortion & Bahu's Diplomatic Failures
8.3.
February 2 - The Supply Crisis: From Victory to Desperation
8.4.
February 3 - The Final Collapse: Negotiations Breakdown & Starvation Crisis
8.5.
February 4 - Abdali's Strength & The Kunjapura Gamble
8.6.
February 6 - Kunjapura Victory & The False Reassurance Campaign
8.7.
February 7 - Suja's Wazir Dream & Bahu's Strategic Letter
8.8.
February 8 - The Gunjapura Assault: Massacre, Revenge & Strategic Collapse
8.9.
February 8 - The Battle of Kunjapura & Strategic Victory (October 1760)
8.10.
February 9 - Internal Maratha Conflict: Bhau vs. Holkar Strategic Clash (Pre-Panipat)
8.11.
February 10 - Irrationality and Wasted Advantage: The Kurukshetra Detour (Late 1760)
8.12.
February 11 - Abdali's Crossing: Desperation and Local Help (Late October 1760)
8.13.
February 12 - Abdali's Crossing Operation: Logistics and Strategic Movement (Late October 1760)
8.14.
February 13 - Scout Encounters and Pre-Battle Positioning (Late October 1760)
8.15.
February 14 - The Geography and Atmosphere of Panipat: Facing the Unknown (November 1760)
8.16.
February 19 - Pre-Battle Strategies and Command Philosophy (Late November 1760)
8.17.
February 20 - The Panipat Standoff: Starvation, Cold, and Nightly Skirmishes (November-December 1760)
8.18.
February 22 - The First Battle of Panipat: Babur's Artillery Innovation (May 12, 1526)
8.19.
February 24 - Babur's Military History: The Uzbek Wars and Ibrahim Lodi's Downfall (1514-1526)
8.20.
February 25 - The Supply Line Strategy: Bhau's Desperate Plan to Squeeze Abdali (November 1760)
8.21.
February 26 - Desperate Attempts and Final Battle Preparations (November 1760)
9.
March
9.1.
March 2 - Supply Lines and Camp Operations: The Hidden Logistics War (November-December 1760)
9.2.
March 3 - Kashi Ram Shivadev: The Bilingual Witness to Panipat (1734-1760)
9.3.
March 8 - Kashi Ram's Detailed Breakdown: Afghan Forces at Panipat (October 1760)
9.4.
March 10 - The Maratha Fighting Forces: Quality vs. Quantity at Panipat (1760)
9.5.
March 11 - The Family Burden: Wives, Mothers, and Dependents at Panipat (1760)
9.6.
March 13 - The First Major Skirmish: Maratha Victory and Mounting Desperation (November 22-27, 1760)
9.7.
March 15 - Bhau's Secret Memoirs: Thoughts, Doubts, and Political Limits (Late 1760)
9.8.
March 17 - The Peshwa's Paralysis: Nana Sahib's Tuberculosis and Absent Leadership (November 1760)
9.9.
March 19 - The Point of No Return: Deterioration and Despair (December 1760)
9.10.
March 22 - Abdali's Strategic Retreat: The Four-Mile Repositioning (Late November 1760)
9.11.
March 23 - The Winter War: Cold, Hunger, and the Final Desperation (December 1760)
9.12.
March 24 - The December 7 Skirmish: Tactical Victory, Psychological Defeat (December 7, 1760)
10.
April
10.1.
April 12 - The Panipat Crisis: Supply Lines & Strategic Breakdown
10.2.
April 13 - Bundele's Defeat & Supply Line Victory for Abdali
10.3.
April 15 - The Collapse of Maratha Offensives & Doab Strategy
10.4.
April 22 - The Tightening Siege: Supply Raids & Strategic Repositioning
10.5.
April 24 - The Peshwa's Crisis: Financial Collapse & Strategic Hesitation
10.6.
April 25 - The Peshwa's Desperation: Isolation & Fundraising Through Marriage
10.7.
April 26 - The Siege Endgame: Starvation, Fog & Desperate Morale (December 1760)
10.8.
April 27 - The Final Gamble: Negotiations Fail & Battle Is Decided
10.9.
April 28 - Abdali's Strategic Dilemmas & The Road to Battle
10.10.
April 29 - The Point of No Return: Psychology, Decision-Making & Battle Imminent
11.
May
11.1.
May 2 - The Breaking Point: Commanders Demand Battle & Strategic Options Collapse
11.2.
May 3 - The Escape Plan: Rectangular Formation & Artillery-Driven Strategy
11.3.
May 3 - The Rectangle Plan Finalized: Artillery, Discipline & The Escape Route
11.4.
May 4 - The Plan Explained: European Rectangle Strategy & Why It Matters
11.5.
May 5 - Dawn of January 14: The Battle Begins to Unfold
11.6.
May 6 - The Final Moments: Doubts, Deployments & The Threshold of Chaos
11.7.
May 7 - The Formations Revealed: Who Fights Where & First Contact
11.8.
May 9 - The First Hours of Battle: Artillery Dominance & Afghan Lines Breaking
11.9.
May 10 - The Afternoon Crisis: Cavalry-Artillery Coordination Breaks Down
11.10.
May 10 - The Center Holds (Until It Doesn't): Maratha Cavalry Breakthrough
11.11.
May 12 - The Fatal Mistake: Cavalry Surges Ahead, Plan Collapses
11.12.
May 28 - The Afternoon Turning Point: Najib Khan's Tactical Genius & Maratha Collapse Begins
11.13.
May 31 - The Tide Turns: Abdali's Counterattack & The Afternoon Crisis
12.
June
12.1.
June 3 - The Catastrophic Afternoon: Vishwas Rao's Death & The Leadership Doctrine
12.2.
June 5 - The Leadership Visibility Doctrine: Why Elephant Seats Lose Battles
12.3.
June 5 - The Collapse: Defectors, Rumors, and Cascading Desertion
12.4.
June 7 - The Final Stand: Jumburak Cavalry & Bhau's Refusal to Escape
12.5.
June 8 - The Encirclement Complete: Bhau Surrounded, Final Officers Fall
12.6.
June 9 - Panipat Aftermath: Desertion, Fall of Heroes & The Maratha Diaspora
12.7.
June 10 - Escape & Survival: Post-Panipat Journeys of Nana Farnavis & Mahadhaji Shinde
12.8.
June 11 - Post-Panipat Succession: Raghoba's Ambition & The Three and a Half Wise Men
12.9.
June 12 - The Aftermath: Refugee Routes, Najib Khan's Safe Passage & The Massacre
12.10.
June 14 - The Flight & Massacre: Afghan Pursuit & Systematic Killing
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October 25 - Mughalani Begum's Revenge: The Letter That Doomed Delhi (1753)