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[[Category:Battles|Gheria, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Gheria, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:3rd Carnatic War | [[Category:3rd Carnatic War|Gheria, Battle of]] | ||
{{Battles_Infobox | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
|partof= [[:Category:3rd Carnatic War | |partof= [[:Category:3rd Carnatic War|3rd Carnatic War]]<br>[[Seven Years War]] | ||
|date= 2 August 1763 | |date= 2 August 1763 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murshidabad_District Gheria, Murshidabad, West Bengal] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murshidabad_District Gheria, Murshidabad, West Bengal] | ||
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|result= British victory | |result= British victory | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1= [ | |combatant1= British [[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=[ | |combatant2=[[Mughal Empire]] | ||
|commander1= [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101000134/Maj Thomas Adams] | |commander1= [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101000134/Maj Thomas Adams] | ||
|commander2= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_Qasim Mir Kasim] | |commander2= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_Qasim Mir Kasim] | ||
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|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''This was an event during the [[3rd Carnatic War]]'''<br> | |||
== Biographies == | |||
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/4/mode/2up Thomas Adams (?-1764)]<br> | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/292/mode/1up Mir Kasim (?-1777)]<br> | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=wars&FileName=wars_carnatic.php | [http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=wars&FileName=wars_carnatic.php Carnatic Wars] Heritage History<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_Wars 3rd Carnatic War] Wikipedia<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qep1S-V2zm8C&pg=PA149&dq=Major+Adams&ei=NkM0SJC1CY28zATCronMDw&sig=CA5er9XFpdjlSkOKv_iYrpr7UIM#PPA150,M1 Battle of Gheria Plain] Google Books | |||
Latest revision as of 08:56, 27 March 2011
| Battle of Gheria | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 3rd Carnatic War Seven Years War | ||
| Date: | 2 August 1763 | |
| Location: | Gheria, Murshidabad, West Bengal | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | approx 24.167566°N 88.271581°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British East India Company | Mughal Empire | |
| Commanders | ||
| Thomas Adams | Mir Kasim | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
This was an event during the 3rd Carnatic War
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Thomas Adams (?-1764)
Mir Kasim (?-1777)
External Links
Carnatic Wars Heritage History
3rd Carnatic War Wikipedia
Battle of Gheria Plain Google Books