▁made ▁excellent ▁use ▁of ▁small ▁and ▁heavy ▁am mun ition ▁( using ▁it ▁in ▁excellent ▁coord ination ) ▁and ▁used ▁sm other ing ▁tact ics . ▁The ▁Mar ath as ▁under ▁B aj ira o ▁I ▁would ▁use ▁their ▁art illery ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁blank et ▁of ▁project iles ▁to ▁sm other ▁the ▁enemy . ▁▁ ▁A ▁hall mark ▁of ▁B aj i ▁R ao ▁I ' s ▁troops ▁was ▁that ▁of ▁long - distance ▁caval ry ▁attacks , ▁typically ▁light ▁and ▁ag ile ▁caval ry . ▁During ▁his ▁reign , ▁the ▁caval ry ▁strength ▁was ▁some ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁P esh wa ' s ▁own ▁caval ry ▁was ▁called ▁as ▁H uz ur at ▁Caval ry ▁which ▁was ▁an ▁el ite ▁caval ry ▁division . ▁Further , ▁B aj i ▁R ao ▁employed ▁inf antry ▁consisting ▁of ▁fl int lock - ar med ▁regular s ▁ ▁Modern ization ▁pre - 1 7 6 1 ▁When ▁the ▁Mar ath as ▁confront ed ▁the ▁French ▁( al lies ▁of ▁the ▁N iz am ) ▁on ▁battle field ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 0 s , ▁they ▁realized ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁western - style ▁discipl ined ▁inf antry . ▁Hence ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁modern ization ▁began ▁even ▁before ▁the ▁Third ▁Battle ▁of ▁Pan ip at ▁( 1 7 6 1 ). ▁Sad ash iv ra o ▁Bh au ▁P esh wa ▁adm ired ▁Western - style ▁discipl ined ▁inf antry . ▁Cir ca ▁ 1 7 5 0 s