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+ | |partof= [[:Category:1st Maratha War|1st Maratha War]] | ||
+ | |date=12-13 January 1779 | ||
+ | |location=[http://pune.clickindia.com/areas/wadgaon.html Wadgaon, Maharashtra] | ||
+ | |presidency=[[Bombay]] | ||
+ | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=18.739163,73.64083&z=13&t=h&hl=en 18.739163°N 73.64083°E] | ||
+ | |result=British defeat | ||
+ | |territory= | ||
+ | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
+ | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathas Marathas] | ||
+ | |commander1= Colonel Cockburn | ||
+ | |commander2=Mahadaji [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindhia Sindhia] | ||
+ | |strength1=2,600 | ||
+ | |strength2=50,000 | ||
+ | |casualties1= 56 killed<br>151 wounded<br>155 missing | ||
+ | |casualties2= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | '''This was an event during the [[1st Maratha War]]'''<br> | ||
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+ | == Spelling Variants == | ||
+ | Modern name: Wadgaon<br> | ||
+ | Variants: Wargaum/Wurgaom<br> | ||
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+ | == External Links == | ||
+ | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cVMOAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#PPR3,M1 History of the Marathas] Google Books<br> | ||
+ | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Maratha_War 1st Maratha War] Wikipedia<br> | ||
+ | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UWooAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA264&dq=Colonel+Charles+Egerton&hl=en&ei=7B2FTLK-OY6Pswb_y7WaBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false Battle of Wargaum] Google Books<br> | ||
+ | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Sw4NAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA139&dq=Wargaum&ei=SJyZSI21D4nKjgH-19y0Bw Surrender at Wargaum] Google Books<br> | ||
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[[Category:Battles|Wargaum, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Wargaum, Battle of]] | ||
+ | [[Category:1st Maratha War|Wargaum, Battle of]] |
Latest revision as of 21:09, 12 March 2021
Battle of Wargaum | ||
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Part of 1st Maratha War | ||
Date: | 12-13 January 1779 | |
Location: | Wadgaon, Maharashtra | |
Presidency: | Bombay | |
Co-ordinates: | 18.739163°N 73.64083°E | |
Result: | British defeat | |
Combatants | ||
East India Company | Marathas | |
Commanders | ||
Colonel Cockburn | Mahadaji Sindhia | |
Strength | ||
2,600 | 50,000 | |
Casualties | ||
56 killed 151 wounded 155 missing |
This was an event during the 1st Maratha War
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Wadgaon
Variants: Wargaum/Wurgaom
External Links
History of the Marathas Google Books
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Maratha_War 1st Maratha War] Wikipedia
Battle of Wargaum Google Books
Surrender at Wargaum Google Books