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14 January
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The Third Battle of Panipat was fought.
Third Battle of Panipat 1761: The Day Maratha Expansion Broke
On a cold January morning in 1761, two massive armies clashed on the plains of Panipat. It was a battle of elephants against camels, artillery against cavalry. Discover…
Read the storyMadras State is renamed Tamil Nadu
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