Datta 1939, p.102 "Throughout the year 1747 the Marathas remained in possession of Orissa up to Midnapur." Sarkar 1964, p.85 "During the whole of this year, 1747, the Marathas remained in undisturbed possession of Orissa up to Medinipur." Sarkar 1943, p.465 "During the whole of this year 1747, the Marathas remained in undisturbed possession of Orissa up to Medinipur." Datta 1978, p.186 "To avoid the rains the nawab came back to his capital, and in 1747 the Marathas regained influence over Orissa up to Midnapur." Sarkar, Jadunath (1964). Fall of The Mughal Empire 1739-1754. Vol.I (3rded.). Orient Longman Ltd. Sarkar, Jadunath (1943). The History of Bengal. Vol.II. Ramna, Dhaka: The University of Dhaka. Datta, K. K. (1978). "Bengal Subah (1707-1756)". In Banerjee, A.C.; Ghase, D. K. (eds.). A Comprehensive History of India: 1712-1772, edited by A. C. Banerjee and D. K. Ghase. People's Publishing House.
Sarkar 1964, p.75 "… he advanced to Magror, rescued the Afghans and their property, and by this junction of forces gathered round himself an army of 14,000 men consisting of swift tireless Maratha light horse (10,000) and redoubtable Afghan fighters (2,000 men under Mustafa Khan’s son Murtaza and 2,000 troops of Pathan zamindars)" Sarkar 1943, p.463 "He had now 10.000 Maratha light horse and 4.000 Afghan soldiers under him." Sarkar, Jadunath (1964). Fall of The Mughal Empire 1739-1754. Vol.I (3rded.). Orient Longman Ltd. Sarkar, Jadunath (1943). The History of Bengal. Vol.II. Ramna, Dhaka: The University of Dhaka.
Datta 1939, p.96 "Due to the alliance of the Afghans, the number of his soldiers now swelled to 20,000 men."
Datta 1939, p.100 "Mir Jafar Khan received in addition the post of the faujdar of Midnapur and Hijli. He left his cousin Mir Ismail (son of his maternal uncle) as his substitute in the post of bakhshi, sent Subhan Singh as his deputy in the post of faujdar at Hijli, and marched from Murshidabad in November, 1746, with about 8,000 cavalry and 12,000 infantry" Sarkar 1943, p.464 "At last in November his general Mir Ja'far, at the head of about 7500 men, marched into the Medinipur district …" Banerji 1951, p.101 "Then he set out for Katak as the head of 7,000 horse and 12,000 foot and defeated a body of Marathas and Afghans near Medinipur" Sarkar, Jadunath (1943). The History of Bengal. Vol.II. Ramna, Dhaka: The University of Dhaka. Banerji, R. D. (1951). History of Orissa. Vol.II. Calcutta: Prabasi Press.
Datta 1939, p.94 "Me marched immediately at the head of 14,000 cavalry and reached Orissa in March, 1745." Sarkar 1964, p.74 "He immediately marched at the head of 14,000 horse to Orissa (March) and captured the city of Katak without a blow." Banerji 1951, p.98 "When 14,000 Maratha troops advanced towards Orissa …" Ray 1960, p.12 "Raghuji who never forgot the treacherous death of Bhaskar marched at this opportune time at the head of fourteen thousand horse …" Sarkar, Jadunath (1964). Fall of The Mughal Empire 1739-1754. Vol.I (3rded.). Orient Longman Ltd. Banerji, R. D. (1951). History of Orissa. Vol.II. Calcutta: Prabasi Press. Ray, Bhabani Charan (1960). Orissa Under Marathas, 1751-1803. Kitab Mahal. Archived from the original on 2024-01-21.
Datta 1939, p.96 "Alivardi left Murshidabad for Bihar in the month of October, 1745, at the head of 12,000 choice horsemen, with a strong determination to expel the Marathas out of that province." Sarkar 1964, p.76 "In the meantime, Alivardi had set out from his capital immediately after hearing of Raghuji's move towards Bihar. With 12,000 picked troops he hastened to Patna" Banerji 1951, p.100 "Aliwardi followed him with 12,000 horse." Sarkar, Jadunath (1964). Fall of The Mughal Empire 1739-1754. Vol.I (3rded.). Orient Longman Ltd. Banerji, R. D. (1951). History of Orissa. Vol.II. Calcutta: Prabasi Press.
Datta 1939, p.99 "He left behind in Bengal two or three thousand Maratha horsemen and six or seven thousand Afghans" Sarkar 1964, p.77 "Raghuji himself then went back to Nagpur, leaving Mir Habib with 2 to 3 thousand Marathas and 4 thousand Afghans to continue the raid" Sardesai 1946, p.223 "Raghuji had to sustain a defeat near Murshidabad on 21st December, and hastened back to Nagpur, leaving a party of 3,000 troops for the assistance of Mir Habib, who remained in possession of Orissa." Sarkar 1943, p.463 "Mir Habib remained in the camp of Katwa with some 2500 Maratha horse and 4000 Afghans" Ray 1960, p.14 "Three thousand Maratha horsemen and six or seven thousand Afghans were left under the command of Mir Habib." Sarkar, Jadunath (1964). Fall of The Mughal Empire 1739-1754. Vol.I (3rded.). Orient Longman Ltd. Sardesai, Govind Sakharam (1946). New History Of The Marathas. Vol.II. Bombay: Phoenix Publications. Sarkar, Jadunath (1943). The History of Bengal. Vol.II. Ramna, Dhaka: The University of Dhaka. Ray, Bhabani Charan (1960). Orissa Under Marathas, 1751-1803. Kitab Mahal. Archived from the original on 2024-01-21.
Datta 1939, p.102 "Throughout the year 1747 the Marathas remained in possession of Orissa up to Midnapur." Sarkar 1964, p.85 "During the whole of this year, 1747, the Marathas remained in undisturbed possession of Orissa up to Medinipur." Sarkar 1943, p.465 "During the whole of this year 1747, the Marathas remained in undisturbed possession of Orissa up to Medinipur." Datta 1978, p.186 "To avoid the rains the nawab came back to his capital, and in 1747 the Marathas regained influence over Orissa up to Midnapur." Sarkar, Jadunath (1964). Fall of The Mughal Empire 1739-1754. Vol.I (3rded.). Orient Longman Ltd. Sarkar, Jadunath (1943). The History of Bengal. Vol.II. Ramna, Dhaka: The University of Dhaka. Datta, K. K. (1978). "Bengal Subah (1707-1756)". In Banerjee, A.C.; Ghase, D. K. (eds.). A Comprehensive History of India: 1712-1772, edited by A. C. Banerjee and D. K. Ghase. People's Publishing House.
Sarkar 1964, p.75 "… he advanced to Magror, rescued the Afghans and their property, and by this junction of forces gathered round himself an army of 14,000 men consisting of swift tireless Maratha light horse (10,000) and redoubtable Afghan fighters (2,000 men under Mustafa Khan’s son Murtaza and 2,000 troops of Pathan zamindars)" Sarkar 1943, p.463 "He had now 10.000 Maratha light horse and 4.000 Afghan soldiers under him." Sarkar, Jadunath (1964). Fall of The Mughal Empire 1739-1754. Vol.I (3rded.). Orient Longman Ltd. Sarkar, Jadunath (1943). The History of Bengal. Vol.II. Ramna, Dhaka: The University of Dhaka.
Datta 1939, p.100 "Mir Jafar Khan received in addition the post of the faujdar of Midnapur and Hijli. He left his cousin Mir Ismail (son of his maternal uncle) as his substitute in the post of bakhshi, sent Subhan Singh as his deputy in the post of faujdar at Hijli, and marched from Murshidabad in November, 1746, with about 8,000 cavalry and 12,000 infantry" Sarkar 1943, p.464 "At last in November his general Mir Ja'far, at the head of about 7500 men, marched into the Medinipur district …" Banerji 1951, p.101 "Then he set out for Katak as the head of 7,000 horse and 12,000 foot and defeated a body of Marathas and Afghans near Medinipur" Sarkar, Jadunath (1943). The History of Bengal. Vol.II. Ramna, Dhaka: The University of Dhaka. Banerji, R. D. (1951). History of Orissa. Vol.II. Calcutta: Prabasi Press.
Datta 1939, p.94 "Me marched immediately at the head of 14,000 cavalry and reached Orissa in March, 1745." Sarkar 1964, p.74 "He immediately marched at the head of 14,000 horse to Orissa (March) and captured the city of Katak without a blow." Banerji 1951, p.98 "When 14,000 Maratha troops advanced towards Orissa …" Ray 1960, p.12 "Raghuji who never forgot the treacherous death of Bhaskar marched at this opportune time at the head of fourteen thousand horse …" Sarkar, Jadunath (1964). Fall of The Mughal Empire 1739-1754. Vol.I (3rded.). Orient Longman Ltd. Banerji, R. D. (1951). History of Orissa. Vol.II. Calcutta: Prabasi Press. Ray, Bhabani Charan (1960). Orissa Under Marathas, 1751-1803. Kitab Mahal. Archived from the original on 2024-01-21.
Datta 1939, p.99 "He left behind in Bengal two or three thousand Maratha horsemen and six or seven thousand Afghans" Sarkar 1964, p.77 "Raghuji himself then went back to Nagpur, leaving Mir Habib with 2 to 3 thousand Marathas and 4 thousand Afghans to continue the raid" Sardesai 1946, p.223 "Raghuji had to sustain a defeat near Murshidabad on 21st December, and hastened back to Nagpur, leaving a party of 3,000 troops for the assistance of Mir Habib, who remained in possession of Orissa." Sarkar 1943, p.463 "Mir Habib remained in the camp of Katwa with some 2500 Maratha horse and 4000 Afghans" Ray 1960, p.14 "Three thousand Maratha horsemen and six or seven thousand Afghans were left under the command of Mir Habib." Sarkar, Jadunath (1964). Fall of The Mughal Empire 1739-1754. Vol.I (3rded.). Orient Longman Ltd. Sardesai, Govind Sakharam (1946). New History Of The Marathas. Vol.II. Bombay: Phoenix Publications. Sarkar, Jadunath (1943). The History of Bengal. Vol.II. Ramna, Dhaka: The University of Dhaka. Ray, Bhabani Charan (1960). Orissa Under Marathas, 1751-1803. Kitab Mahal. Archived from the original on 2024-01-21.
Shejwalkar 1941, p.376 "In the 1745 campaign Raghuji himself started with twenty thousand horse, twenty-five thousand infantry and a park of artillery consisting of three hundred guns." Shejwalkar, T. S. (1941). "The Bengal Episode in Maratha History". Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute. 2 (3/4): 361–382. ISSN0045-9801.
Shejwalkar 1941, p.376 "In the 1745 campaign Raghuji himself started with twenty thousand horse, twenty-five thousand infantry and a park of artillery consisting of three hundred guns." Shejwalkar, T. S. (1941). "The Bengal Episode in Maratha History". Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute. 2 (3/4): 361–382. ISSN0045-9801.
