BATTLE // July 8, 1804
Battle of Mukandwara Pass
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Significance
The Battle of Mukandwara Pass, fought in July 1804, marked a serious British reverse during the Second Anglo-Maratha War. Colonel Monson, having overextended his supply line, was forced into retreat toward Kotah, where Holkar's forces decimated his rear guard. The pursuit did not end at the pass: Monson was compelled to abandon his guns in the mud at the Chambal River, and Holkar continued to press his retreating force through Kushalgarh and toward Bayana. The episode demonstrated that a British column operating beyond its logistical reach was vulnerable to sustained Maratha harassment and pursuit, and it stood as one of the more damaging British operational failures of the wider conflict.
Tactics
Holkar's forces pressed Monson's retreating column from the rear, decimating the rear guard south of the pass on 10 July. The pursuit was sustained over weeks, with Holkar continuing to harass the British force as it fell back through successive positions. Monson's inability to manage his supply line forced him to abandon his artillery when the guns became stuck in the mud at the Chambal River crossing, stripping his column of its heaviest firepower during the retreat.
Forces & casualties
Troop strength
- British Empire4,000medium
Commanders (9)
British Empire
William Monsoncolonel
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