Later Mughals v2.c15.s14.8

v2.c15.s14.8

∗ The battle took place at Bhilapur, 11 m. s. e. of Baroda. We have two accounts of it from Marathi sources. "Trimbak Rao Dhabhare had been opposed to Baji Rao from the first. When the chauth and sardeshmukhi of Gujarat were given to Baji Rao, Dhabhare began to recruit men, created a split among the Maratha leaders and began to act against Baji Rao. Expecting that he would get the help of the Nizam, he assembled 35,000 men, and determined to march into the Dakhin, saying openly to his men: 'Baji Rao has seized the kingdom of our master, I am going to free him'." [Peshwa Shakavali]. Baji Rao writes, "Trimbak Rao Dhabhare, Udaji Anand Rao Puar, Kanthaji Raghuji Kadam Bande, Pilaji Gaekwad, and Chimnaji Dada [=Damodar], with 30,000 men came to fight me. The battle took place on the 4th Shawwal.........five kos from Dabhoi. Trimbak and Zavaji Dhabhare, Maloji Puar, Pilaji Gaekwad's son [Sambhuji], in all 14 chiefs