Battle of Ujjain
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The Battle of Ujjain took place on 4 July 1801 near Ujjain
between the rival factions of the Maratha Confederacy.
In July 1801, Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar
attacked Sindhia's capital Ujjain, and after defeating Sindhia’s army led by John Hessing
, extorted a large sum from its inhabitants, but did not ravage the town. In this war nearly 3,000 soldiers of sindhia’s army were killed. The Holkar’s victory was an embarrassing defeat for the Sindhia.
Ujjain
Ujjain , is an ancient city of Malwa region in central India, on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River , today part of the state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative centre of Ujjain District and Ujjain Division.In ancient times the city was called Ujjayini...
between the rival factions of the Maratha Confederacy.
In July 1801, Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar
Yashwantrao Holkar
H. H. Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shrimant Yashwant Rao Holkar Bahadur, Nusrat Jang, Maharaja of Maratha Empire, was born on 3 December 1776...
attacked Sindhia's capital Ujjain, and after defeating Sindhia’s army led by John Hessing
John Hessing
John Hessing was a military officer who served in the armies of the Maratha Confederacy in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He commanded 3000 Maratha regular troops in the Battle of Kardla, where the Maratha armies defeated the Nizam of Hyderabad on March 12, 1795...
, extorted a large sum from its inhabitants, but did not ravage the town. In this war nearly 3,000 soldiers of sindhia’s army were killed. The Holkar’s victory was an embarrassing defeat for the Sindhia.