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265th anniversary of 3rd battle of Panipat
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The Third Battle of Panipat was fought on 14 January 1761 between the Maratha Empire and the invading army led by Ahmad Shah Abdali (Durrani)
Marathas lost more than 100000 men. This defeat resulted in a mortal blow to their ambitions of being a sub continental superpower.
On 15th January, The Battle / Siege of Pondicherry ended with the French surrendering to the British in the third Carnatic War. This dealt a death blow to the French ambitions in India and ended their status as a Colonial power.
Results of these 2 wars within 48 hours changed the power equation of India completely and decided it's fate for 2 centuries and more
