Everyone is familiar with the battles fought between the Mughals and Rajputana warriors, and one of the famous battles between them is the battle of Haldighati which was fought in the year 1576 and this war lasted for four hours and fought between the two great kings of India i.e. Akbar and Maharana Pratap.
About the army strength of Maharana Pratap
The army of Maharana Pratap was lead by the commanders Ram Singh Tanvar who belongs to Gwalior and all his sons were in the army named Krishandas Churawat, Mansingh Rawat, Shankardas, Charan Jaisa, Keshav, etc. Besides this, his army was also supported by the Afghans and the army was lead by the Hakim Khan Sur and also Maharana Army includes Bhil tribals who were 400-500 in numbers with Rao Chandra Sen and his teacher named Acharya Raghvendra was giving him company.
The number of soldiers in the Maharana army was around 3000, and the soldiers include houseborne, infants and there were 100 elephants, and the numbers of spearmen were 100. Besides this, there were also Bheel soldiers in their army and their strength was around 400-500.
About the army strength of Akbar
According to the records, the strength of Mughals was around 40,000 soldiers and the army was lead by their commander Man Singh I.
About the battle
The battle was fought on 18th June in the year 1576, and traditional ways are used to fight the battle, and the traditional way includes the usage of elephants and cavalry, and this was because it is difficult for Mughals to transport over the terrain which was rough.
In this battle, at first the Rajputs were strong but because of the Akbar intelligence they become weak in this battle and unfortunately lost this battle. After the Akbar had won the battle, he captured and got control over the various forts of Udaipur. But this fight was remembered as a fifth which was fought by the Rajputs for their freedom and dignity. This war only last for four hours.
After the battle
After the battle, Man Sigh I conquered the Gogunda which previously belonged to Maharana Pratap in the year 1576 and in the month of July. After Maharana had lost the battle, he made Kumbhalgarh as his capital, but it was only temporary.
But after all of this, Akbar led an army against Maharana Pratap and conquered the rest of the territories of Rajputs and Maharana Pratap.
