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| <!--|colspan="2" align="center"|<span style="text-align:center">[[Image:{{{image|No image.png}}}|250px]]<br />{{{caption|}}}</span>-->
| | |presidency= [[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]] |
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| !colspan="2" align="centre" style="background-color:lightsteelblue;color:#black;" |<span style="font-size:12pt;">'''{{{Conflict|{{PAGENAME}}}}}'''</span>
| | |coordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=20.228933,75.907549&z=14&t=h&hl=en 20.228642°N 75.908454°E] |
| |- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
| | |altitude= 556 m (1,827 ft) |
| |colspan="2" align="center" style="background-color:lightsteelblue;"|'''Part of the''' [[2nd Maratha War]]
| | |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assaye Assaye] |
| |- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1" | | |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra Maharashtra] |
| |align="left"|'''Date:'''
| | |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India] |
| ||{{{Date|September 23, 1803}}}
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| |- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1" | | }} |
| |align="left"|'''Location:'''
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| ||{{{Location|[[Assaye]], India}}}
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| |align="left"|'''Presidency:'''
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| ||{{{Presidency|Madras}}}
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| |- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
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| |align="left"|'''Co-ordinates:'''
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| ||{{{Co-ordinates|20.250° 75.883°}}}
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| |- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1" | |
| |align="left"|'''Result:'''
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| ||{{{result|British Victory}}}
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| |- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
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| |colspan="2" align="center" style="background-color:lightsteelblue;"|'''Combatants'''
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| |- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
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| |style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"|{{{combatant1|United Kingdom}}}
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| ||{{{combatant2|[[Maratha Confederacy]]}}}
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| |- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
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| |colspan="2" align="center" style="background-color:lightsteelblue;"|'''Commanders'''
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| |- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
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| |style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"|{{{commander1|Col. [[Arthur Wellesley]]}}}
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| ||{{{commander2|[[Sindhia]], [[Ragojee Bhonsla]],<br> Col. [[Pohlmann]]}}}
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| |- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
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| |colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:lightsteelblue;"|'''Strength'''
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| |- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
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| |style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"|{{{strength1|4,500 Infantry <br> 2,000 Cavalry <br> 20 cannons}}}
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| ||{{{strength2|20,000 Infantry <br> 30,000 Cavalry <br> 100 cannons}}}
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| |- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1" | |
| |colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:lightsteelblue;"|'''Casualties'''
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| |style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"|{{{casualties1|428 killed <br> 1,156 wounded}}}
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| ||{{{casualties2|1,200 killed <br> 4,800 wounded <br> 98 cannons lost}}}
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| |}
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| | == History == |
| | [[Battle of Assaye]] 1803 |
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| See also [[List of Battles & Actions in British India 1600-1900]] and [[2nd Maratha War]]
| | [[Category:Locations]] |
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| == Recommended Reading ==
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| "''Maratha War Papers''" by A Bennell 1998 ISBN 0750920696
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| ''"Wellington in India"'' by Jac Weller ISBN 0 582 12784 x
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| == External Links ==
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| [http://www.britishbattles.com/second-mahratta/assaye.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Assaye]
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| [[Category:Battles]] | |