Shivaji Maharaj: Armed Forces, Ordnance Management, Military Strategy & Tactics (Part 1) Shivaji Maharaj was a Statesman of outstanding ability

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he occasion is being celebrated in a big way for three days in Maharashtra. But he was not only hero for Maharashtra but an icon for the entire nation and the world. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was a military genius who evolved Indian way of fighting war and defeated the enemies with Indian weapons.The whole country needs to understand his contribution to Hindavi Swarajy.

On June 6, 1674, the Maratha warrior king was crowned at the fort from which he had established 'Hindavi-Swaraj'.

While addresing the nation PM Modi, "When Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's coronation took place, it carried the slogan of Swaraj. Shivaji was a great soldier as well as a great administrator. He ended the mindset of slavery."

PM Modi added, "Hundreds of years of slavery had taken away the self-esteem and confidence of our countrymen. It was a difficult task, at that time, to instill confidence in people. But, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, during that period, not only fought the invaders but also infused a belief in the people that self-rule was possible". Moreover, her said that taking the inspiration form the Maratha King, India also freed the Navy from a trace of slavery and replaced identity of the British rule with the royal seal of Shivaji Maharaj.

I will present “Shivaji Maharaj Armed Forces, Ordnance Management, Military Strategy and Tactics”. This presentation is covered in the form of three articles. The first article covers the following aspects:-

Enemy Then- Mughal/Adil shahi/ Kutub Shahi Army

Their Organization Of Camps/Firm Base For Campaigns

Their Battle Tactics

Analysis Weaknesses Mughal Army

Shivaji Maharaj was a Statesman of outstanding ability, he was energetic and enterprising, far Sited and secretive in his operations. His lively imagination, was tempered with a profound common sense. He possessed the skill to fashion a Maratha army, an instrument of War which was fitted his own military genius and the 16—1700 century in which he was fighting, the Mughals, Adilshahi and the Kutubshahi. He was a staunch disciplinarian and a marvellous organizer. Throughout his life, he never lost sight of his aim that was Swarajya. He was optimistic and possessed indomitable spirit which could neither be quelled by adversary nor in satiated by the success.

As a leader of men he was not only the brain but the sound of the Maratha Army. He magnetized all who came into contact with him and knew how to stir their hearts and make them do heroic deeds. The wellbeing of his soldiers was his constant concern. He had won their trust and devotion not only by leading from the front but also so by his daily concern in their welfare and happiness. He rose naturally to be the king of Marathas, all men saw him, that he was such. His highest moral virtue was outlook towards women, he had an extra ordinary respect for them. He abhorred rape, violence and punished severely those who were guilty of these crimes.

All in all he was a military genius and an all time great hero that all Indians need to study and follow. In this article it is proposed to carry out an analysis of the armed forces that he created, which was based upon appreciated weaknesses of the their armed forces, their strategy and tactics and also were most suitable to the terrain in which he operated to fight the enemy in the mountain ranges of Western Ghats.

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