After capturing Attock, Raghunathrao sent a letter to Peshwa Balaji Bajirao on 4 May 1758 : 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.