Battle of Kama
| Battle of Kama | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Jaipur state |
 Bharatpur State | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Madho Singh |
Jawahar Singh Madec Dan Sahi (WIA) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 16,000 Rajputs |
10,000 Sikhs Unknown number of Sepoys under Madec | ||||||
The Battle of Kama was fought due to the consequences of Battle of Maonda, Madho Singh followed up his victory and advanced towards Bharatpur territory with 16,000 men.
Battle
[edit]Upon knowing of Madho's invasion Jawahar employed 10,000 Sikhs and increased Madecs pay in order to employ more Sepoys.[2] On 29 February 1768, the two armies met outside Kama and a fight followed in which the Bharatpur army were beaten back and forced to retreat, with the loss of their general Dan Sahi.[2] Jawahar Singh did not try to fight Madho Singh with his regular soldiers and instead chose to hire more Sikh mercenaries. He hired 20,000 Sikh mercenaries at a cost of seven lakhs a month, after which Madho Singh retreated to his own country.[2]
Aftermath
[edit]Kama was the last battle fought by Madho Singh as he fell ill and died in March 1768. After the battle, the Marathas and Shuja-ud-Daula had schemed to form an alliance with the British to destroy Bharatpur. However this did not work as the English refused to march so far away from their base.[2]
Jawahar Singh avoided any major conflicts after this war, but sent his general Madec for punitive campaigns. He was soon killed by a trusted soldier in July 1768.[2]