How to Use Maratha in a Sentence

Maratha

noun

• Durrani’s forces later defeated part of the Maratha army and forced it to retreat further.
  — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
• Once the center was pierced and the leadership structure failed, the Maratha army could not make an organized retreat.
  — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
• The Maratha army, which was much more diverse in composition, drew its strength from traditional light cavalry.
  — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
• Bhau of the Maratha army Ahmad Shah Durrani wins, and the rule of the Marathas starts to diminish.
  — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
• The founder of the Maratha empire who fought against the Mughal dynasty is now a symbol for nationalists remaking the country.
  — Neil MacFarquhar David E. Sanger Atul Loke Maureen Dowd, New York Times, 16 June 2026
• Bhau of the Maratha army Ahmad Shah Durrani won, and the rule of the Marathas started to diminish.
  — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
• This early success, however, exposed weaknesses within the Maratha army rather than resolving them.
  — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
• The Maratha leader Shivaji also started gaining power.
  — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
• The Maratha cavalry was supported by an artillery bombardment, but poor tactics and the need to protect civilians undermined the Maratha strength.
  — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
• The Maratha force took Delhi in August 1760, and a series of small battles took place along the Yamuna River.
  — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
• Battle On January 14, 1761, the Maratha forces marched toward the Afghan camp, attempting to break the siege.
  — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
• By the end of 1760, the Maratha army established a fortified camp at Panipat, but their position was weakened by disease and shortage of money.
  — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
• The Maratha forces included various military formations that were not completely understood by all Maratha generals.
  — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
• The Hindi-language historical action epic, also starring Akshaye Khanna and Rashmika Mandanna, is based on the life of Sambhaji, the second ruler of the Maratha Empire.
  — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
• Invited by Adina Beg Khan, the former Mughal governor of the province, the Maratha forces advanced into the Punjab in 1757–58 and occupied Lahore.
  — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
• But before the Maratha camp could regroup with their base in Delhi, Durrani crossed the Yamuna on October 25, 1760, cutting off the camp from Delhi and placing it under a state of siege in the town of Panipat.
  — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
• Under his leadership, Maratha armies pushed farther into the Delhi region, Rajasthan, Bundelkhand, the Punjab, Orissa (now called Odisha), Bengal, Bihar, and the Karnatak (present-day Karnataka).
  — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
• The plot is twisty, but the story starts off with a messenger informing Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb of the death of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, leading him to announce a celebration amid confidence that the Maratha Confederacy, so far led by the deceased, will soon collapse.
  — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
• The Third Battle of Panipat is believed to have occurred on January 14, 1761, and was fought between the Afghan Durrani chief Ahmad Shah Durrani and Sadashiv Rao Bhau of the Maratha army.
  — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
• Following the death of the Maratha ruler Bajirao I in 1740, Balaji Bajirao (popularly called Nana Saheb) inherited a polity that had already established its influence in Malwa and Gujarat.
  — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026