Chimaji Appa - I

Chimaji Appa was the son of Balaji Vishwanath Bhat and the younger brother of Bajirao Peshwa. He was an able military commander who liberated the western coast of India from the Portuguese tyranny. The crowning glory of his career was the capture of Vasai fort from the Portuguese in a hard fought battle.

While Bajirao was waging war against the Mughal empire, Chimaji Appa concentrated his energies towards the Western Ghats. Vasai (formerly known as Bassein) was the ultimate objective of the war, as this was the capital of the provincial government of Portugal's northern Indian possessions. (text-source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimnaji_Appa)

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