▁the ▁noted ▁historian ▁writes ▁in ▁his ▁famous ▁book ▁namely ▁military ▁history ▁of ▁India ▁about ▁Sant aj i ▁G hor p ade , ▁a ▁brilliant ▁strateg ist ▁who ▁fought ▁the ▁M ugh als ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 7 ▁year ▁war ▁: ▁ ▁" He ▁was ▁a ▁perfect ▁master ▁of ▁this ▁art , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁more ▁correctly ▁described ▁as ▁Par th ian ▁war fare ▁than ▁as ▁gu err illa ▁tact ics , ▁because ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁only ▁make ▁night ▁march es ▁and ▁surpr ises , ▁but ▁also ▁cover ▁long ▁distances ▁quickly ▁and ▁combine ▁the ▁movements ▁of ▁large ▁bod ied ▁over ▁wide ▁areas ▁with ▁an ▁accuracy ▁and ▁pun ct ual ity ▁which ▁were ▁incred ible ▁in ▁any ▁A si atic ▁army ▁other ▁than ▁those ▁of ▁Ch eng iz ▁Khan ▁and ▁Tam url ane ". ▁▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁ ▁Pre - 1 7 6 1 ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁the ▁Mar ath a ▁army ▁continued ▁its ▁emphas is ▁on ▁its ▁light ▁caval ry , ▁which ▁proved ▁better ▁against ▁the ▁heavy ▁caval ry ▁of ▁the ▁M ugh als . ▁Post ▁ 1 7 2 0 , ▁the ▁arm ies ▁of ▁the ▁Mar ath a ▁Kingdom ▁started ▁making ▁their ▁presence ▁felt ▁in ▁Northern ▁India ▁( the ▁bast ion ▁of ▁the ▁M ugh als ) ▁and ▁scored ▁numerous ▁military ▁vict ories , ▁primarily ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁skills ▁of ▁P esh wa ▁B aj ira o ▁I ▁as ▁a ▁great ▁caval ry ▁leader ▁and ▁military ▁strateg ist . ▁B aj ira o ▁P esh wa