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|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dabhoi Dabhoi], Gujarat | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dabhoi Dabhoi], Gujarat | ||
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|commander2=Fateh Singh Gaikwad | |commander2=Fateh Singh Gaikwad | ||
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== Gujarat Campaign == | == Gujarat Campaign == | ||
| − | This was General Goddard's operation to reduce Maratha possessions south of the Tapti river. The major action was the capture of Dabhoi. A treaty was signed with the Gaikwad on 23 January. | + | This was General Goddard's operation to reduce Maratha possessions south of the Tapti river. The major action was the capture of Dabhoi which was occupied when the enemy evacuated it overnight. A treaty was signed with the Gaikwad on 23 January. |
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cVMOAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#PPR3,M1 Google Books - History of the Marathas]<br>[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mahratta.php Heritage History - Maratha Wars]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Maratha_War Wikipedia - 1st Maratha War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=r4hHNz7T-AEC&pg=PA141&dq=Goddard+1780&as_brr=3&ei=8e92Sf-ZJ4TMlQTjkYTcBg#PPA141,M1 Google Books - Campaign in Gujarat] | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cVMOAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#PPR3,M1 Google Books - History of the Marathas]<br>[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mahratta.php Heritage History - Maratha Wars]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Maratha_War Wikipedia - 1st Maratha War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=r4hHNz7T-AEC&pg=PA141&dq=Goddard+1780&as_brr=3&ei=8e92Sf-ZJ4TMlQTjkYTcBg#PPA141,M1 Google Books - Campaign in Gujarat] | ||
Revision as of 11:43, 11 October 2009
| Occupation of Dubhoy | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Maratha War | ||
| Date: | 18-20 January 1780 | |
| Location: | Dabhoi, Gujarat | |
| Presidency: | Bombay | |
| Co-ordinates: | 22.12947°N 73.417539°E | |
| Result: | Annexation of territory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Marathas | |
| Commanders | ||
| General Thomas Goddard | Fateh Singh Gaikwad | |
| Strength | ||
| 2,000 | ||
| Casualties | ||
Gujarat Campaign
This was General Goddard's operation to reduce Maratha possessions south of the Tapti river. The major action was the capture of Dabhoi which was occupied when the enemy evacuated it overnight. A treaty was signed with the Gaikwad on 23 January.
External Links
Google Books - History of the Marathas
Heritage History - Maratha Wars
Wikipedia - 1st Maratha War
Google Books - Campaign in Gujarat
