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The Battle of Attock took place on between Maratha Empire and ______________.

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The king of Afghanistan
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The Durrani Empire
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The Nizam-ul-Mulk
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The Rohilla Sardars
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The correct option is A The Durrani Empire
The Battle of Attock took place on 28 April 1758 between Maratha Empire and the Durrani Empire. The Marathas, under Raghunathrao (Raghoba), delivered a decisive victory and Attock was captured. The battle is seen as a great success for Marathas who hoisted Maratha flag in Attock. Raghunathrao left Punjab after three months appointing Maratha Sardar Narsoji Pandit with 4000 Maratha troops to guard the fort from Afghans.
On 8 May 1758, the Marathas defeated Durrani forces in the Battle of Peshawar and captured the city of Peshawar. Marathas had now reached the Afghanistan border. Ahmad Shah Durrani got alarmed with this success of Marathas and started planning to recapture his lost territories and succeeded to drive back Marathas from Peshawar in early 1759.

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