Battle of Maonda and Mandholi
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The Battle of Maonda and Mandholi
was fought between The Jat rulers of Bharatpur and the Rajput rulers of Amer Jaipur
in 1776. Maharaj Jawahar Singh
of Bharatpur
was leading an army on his way back from Pushkar
when the forces of Sawai Raja Madho Singhji
of Jaipur met them near Maonda and Mandholi
villages close to present day Neem ka Thana. Over 25000 soldiers were slain in this battle and caused heavy casualties on both sides. Many Rajputs and Jats were slain in this battle. It is one of the last battles fought under the Jaipur rule, before English started to rule present day India
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Mandholi
Mandholi is a small town of about 1500 People in eastern Rajasthan. It is 5 km from Neem ka thana township and about 90 km from Jaipur. Famous for Battle of Maonda and Mandholi-History:...
was fought between The Jat rulers of Bharatpur and the Rajput rulers of Amer Jaipur
Jaipur
Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....
in 1776. Maharaj Jawahar Singh
Jawahar Singh
Maharaja Jawahar Singh was a ruling Maharaja of the Bharatpur state. He succeeded to the throne when his father Maharaja Suraj Mal died in 1763. At the time of Raja Suraj Mal's death in 1763 Jawahar Singh was in Farrukhnagar....
of Bharatpur
Bharatpur, India
Bharatpur is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It was founded by Maharaja Suraj Mal in 1733. Located in the Brij region, Bharatpur was once an impregnable, well-planned and well-fortified city, and the capital of Jat kingdom ruled by Sinsinwar Maharajas.The trio of Bharatpur, Deeg and...
was leading an army on his way back from Pushkar
Pushkar
Pushkar is a town in the Ajmer district in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is situated at 14 km North West from Ajmer at an average elevation of 510 metres , and is one of the five sacred dhams...
when the forces of Sawai Raja Madho Singhji
Madhosingh I
Maharaja Sawai Madhosingh I was ruler of the state of Jaipur in the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan from 1751 to 1768....
of Jaipur met them near Maonda and Mandholi
Mandholi
Mandholi is a small town of about 1500 People in eastern Rajasthan. It is 5 km from Neem ka thana township and about 90 km from Jaipur. Famous for Battle of Maonda and Mandholi-History:...
villages close to present day Neem ka Thana. Over 25000 soldiers were slain in this battle and caused heavy casualties on both sides. Many Rajputs and Jats were slain in this battle. It is one of the last battles fought under the Jaipur rule, before English started to rule present day India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Warriors who fought
On the jaipur side almost all the Kacchawa and Shekhawat thikana had representation.- Thakur of Mandholi and Maonda - Tanwar Rajputs
- Rao of Patan - Tanwar Rajput
- Hanut Singh of Dundlodh - Kacchawa
- Nawal Singh of Nawalgarh - Kacchawa
- Amar Singhji Rajawat of Dhula
- Nawal Singh Rajawat of Lasadya
- Dulah singh Kacchawa of Chawaldeeda - Raipur
- Shambhu Singh Kacchawa of Rasulpura
- Sanwal Singh Kacchawa of Mangalwara
- Awaj Singh Kacchawa of Tehtara