The Bhonsle Maratha armies passed through Chhattisgarh on their way to invade the Odia kingdoms in eastern India.

According to Sir Charles Grant, Raghunath Singh, the Haihaiyavanshi king, was bowed down with a heavy sorrow, which was the loss of his only son.

According to Sir Charles Grant, the Maratha army is said to have consisted of 40,000 men, chiefly horsemen.

[2] Raghunath Singh made no effort to defend his kingdom and waited till Bhaskar Pant reached his capital.

At this point, one of the Ranis (queen) named Laxmi hoisted a white flag on the ramparts of the fort.