<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Third Battle of Panipat </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The Third Battle of Panipat , 14 January 1761 , Hafiz Rahmat Khan , standing right of Ahmad Shah Durrani , who is shown sitting on a brown horse . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 14 January 1761 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Panipat ( in present - day Haryana , India ) 29 ° 23 ′ N 76 ° 58 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 29.39 ° N 76.97 ° E ﻿ / 29.39 ; 76.97 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Decisive Afghan victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Territorial changes </Th> <Td> Marathas lost suzerainty over Punjab till north of Sutlej river to the Afghans . Ahmad Shah Durrani vacates Delhi soon after the battle . Maratha expansion checked . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Durrani Empire </P> Supported by : ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Nawabs of Oudh </Li> <Li> Rohillas </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Maratha Empire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ahmad Shah Durrani ( Shah of Durrani Empire ) Timur Shah Durrani Wazir Wali Khan Shah Pasand Khan Jahan Khan Shuja - ud - Daula Najib - ud - Daula Hafiz Rahmat Khan Dundi Khan Banghas Khan </Td> <Td> Sadashivrao Bhau ( commander - in - chief of Maratha Army ) Vishwasrao Malharrao Holkar Mahadji Shinde Ibrahim Khan Gardi Jankoji Shinde Bhivrao Panse Bhoite Purandare Vinchurkar ( Infantry & Cavalry ) Sidoji Gharge </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42,000 cavalry 38,000 infantry 10,000 reserves 4,000 personal guards 5,000 Qizilbash 120 -- 130 pieces of cannon large numbers of irregulars totally an army of 100,000 . </Td> <Td> 40,000 cavalry 15,000 infantry ( divided to 9 battalions of Gardi rifle infantry ) 15,000 Pindaris 200 pieces of artillery . The force was accompanied by 300,000 non-combatants ( pilgrims and camp - followers ) totally an army of 70,000 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Estimates between 20,000 and 40,000 combatants killed . </Td> <Td> Estimates between 30,000 and 40,000 combatants killed in the battle . Another 40,000 -- 70,000 non-combatants massacred following the battle . </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Third Battle of Panipat </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The Third Battle of Panipat , 14 January 1761 , Hafiz Rahmat Khan , standing right of Ahmad Shah Durrani , who is shown sitting on a brown horse . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 14 January 1761 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Panipat ( in present - day Haryana , India ) 29 ° 23 ′ N 76 ° 58 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 29.39 ° N 76.97 ° E ﻿ / 29.39 ; 76.97 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Decisive Afghan victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Territorial changes </Th> <Td> Marathas lost suzerainty over Punjab till north of Sutlej river to the Afghans . Ahmad Shah Durrani vacates Delhi soon after the battle . Maratha expansion checked . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Durrani Empire </P> Supported by : ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Nawabs of Oudh </Li> <Li> Rohillas </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Maratha Empire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ahmad Shah Durrani ( Shah of Durrani Empire ) Timur Shah Durrani Wazir Wali Khan Shah Pasand Khan Jahan Khan Shuja - ud - Daula Najib - ud - Daula Hafiz Rahmat Khan Dundi Khan Banghas Khan </Td> <Td> Sadashivrao Bhau ( commander - in - chief of Maratha Army ) Vishwasrao Malharrao Holkar Mahadji Shinde Ibrahim Khan Gardi Jankoji Shinde Bhivrao Panse Bhoite Purandare Vinchurkar ( Infantry & Cavalry ) Sidoji Gharge </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42,000 cavalry 38,000 infantry 10,000 reserves 4,000 personal guards 5,000 Qizilbash 120 -- 130 pieces of cannon large numbers of irregulars totally an army of 100,000 . </Td> <Td> 40,000 cavalry 15,000 infantry ( divided to 9 battalions of Gardi rifle infantry ) 15,000 Pindaris 200 pieces of artillery . The force was accompanied by 300,000 non-combatants ( pilgrims and camp - followers ) totally an army of 70,000 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Estimates between 20,000 and 40,000 combatants killed . </Td> <Td> Estimates between 30,000 and 40,000 combatants killed in the battle . Another 40,000 -- 70,000 non-combatants massacred following the battle . </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who won in the third battle of panipat
who won in the third battle of panipat
Afghan victory
Afghan victory