On January 14
On January 14, the Human Saga records one pivotal event: Third Battle of Panipat checks Maratha expansion (1761).
On this day
On 14 January 1761 the Afghan ruler Ahmad Shah Durrani, allied with the Rohillas and the Nawab of Awadh, crushed the Maratha army under Sadashivrao Bhau at Panipat north of Delhi.
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