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How did the Maratha guerilla warfare tactics contribute to their military successes against larger and more established armies?

  • UPSC 2024
  • The Eighteenth Century

The rise of Maratha power from Shivaji onward rested less on matching the Mughals in resources than on refusing to fight them on the Mughals' own terms.

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  • Geography as a Military Weapon
  • Avoidance of Direct Confrontation
  • Speed, Mobility, and the Initiative
  • Targeting Supply Lines and Communications
  • Forts as the Backbone of Resistance
  • Intelligence, Local Support, and Psychological Effect
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