Assaye: Difference between revisions

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Assaye
Part of the 2nd Maratha War
Date:	September 23, 1803
Location:	Assaye, India
Presidency:	Madras
Latitude & Longitude:	20.250° 75.883°
Result:	British Victory
Combatants
East India Company	Maratha Confederacy
Commanders
Colonel Arthur Wellesley	Sindhia, Ragojee Bhonsla, Colonel Pohlmann
Strength
4,500 Infantry 2,000 Cavalry 20 cannons	20,000 Infantry 30,000 Cavalry 100 cannons
Casualties
428 killed 1,156 wounded	1,200 killed 4,800 wounded 98 cannons lost

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