 Bold and decisive in action, Raghoji was the archetype of a Maratha leader; he saw in the troubles of other states an opening for his own ambition, and did not even require a pretext for plunder and invasion.Twice his armies invaded Bengal, and he obtained the cession of Cuttack.Chanda, Chhattisgarh, and Sambalpur were added to his dominions between 1745 and 1755, the year of his death.