Breeding of local horses happened only 1,000 years ago, giving rise to what would become the Rajput and Maratha communities. But Indian horses were good for mountain ambush and carrying loads, not for ...

Ultimately, she would lead thousands of infantry and cavalry troops into battle against ... or prime minister, of the Maratha Empire, Baji Rao II. Though not aristocratic, Brahmans belonged ...

As time passed, Sambhaji remained committed to Swarajya and learned from Shivaji Maharaj the skills needed to sustain it and expand the Maratha Empire. He mastered military tactics, political strategy ...

With 30,000 cavalry and 40,000 infantry, aided by Golconda artillery, Shivaji attacked Karnataka in 1677. He took Vellore and Gingee, the latter which became a Maratha capital under his son Rajaram.

But the fact is, while various Maratha bands were militarily active before Shivaji ... Shivaji relied on smaller numbers of cavalry forces, which made his army mobile and capable of surprise tactics. ...

Swift cavalry raids were married with disruption ... contrasts the military organisation of the Mughal army with the Maratha army in his Mémoires. “The Maratha forces were mobile, light footed ...

Equally horrible is to see his handful of army men wiping out an entire cavalry of a fierce army while ... by Vicky Kaushal), the eldest son of Maratha legend Chhatrapati Shivaji Bhonsle, as ...

In 1657, Shivaji raided Mughal-held Junnar, looting its treasury. Aurangzeb sent forces to suppress him, but the rugged terrain and swift Maratha cavalry made containment difficult. Historian Richard ...

Abdali’s forces, though outnumbered, used superior tactics and cavalry to secure a decisive ... While it halted Maratha expansion, it also exposed the vulnerabilities of Abdali’s empire ...

Maratha architecture was never ornamental ... The careful choreography of the set places it against a backdrop of murals— frescoes depicting cavalry charges, diplomatic councils, and royal processions ...

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha Empire ... Mobile Warfare: Shivaji emphasised mobility, using light cavalry and infantry to maneuver through difficult landscapes swiftly.

He steadies himself while embracing the frightened lady and mutters an iconic line: aandu pandu samja hai kya, Maratha hai mein Maratha (Did you think I am some Tom, Dick or Harry, I am a Maratha).