Battle of Merta

Battle of Merta
Date 10 September 1790 Location Merta, India Result Maratha victory
Belligerents
Maratha Confederacy  • Gwalior State  • Indore State	Kingdom of Marwar
Commanders and leaders
Mahadji Scindhia General de Boigne Gopal Bhau Bhausaheb Malharraje Korde Patil Kashi Rao Holkar Ali Bahadur Ambaji Ingle Maloji Pingle † Sukhji Shinde †	Maharaja Vijay Singh Bhimraj Bhakshi Gangaram Bhandari Maheshdas Rathore † Shiv Singh Rathore † Surajmal Rathore † Raghunath Purohit  †

The Battle of Merta was fought on 10 September 1790 between the Maratha Confederacy and the Rajputs of Jodhpur which resulted in a decisive Maratha victory. The general of the Jodhpur army, Bhimraj Bakshi fled the battlefield with his horsemen before the battle started but the local Rathore chieftains refused to retreat without a fight.