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The battle took place at Patparganj, six miles from Delhi fort

Battle of Delhi Sep 1803
Part of the 2nd Maratha War
Date:	11 September 1803
Location:	Patparganj, Delhi National Capital Region
Presidency:	Bengal
Co-ordinates:	28.637422°N 77.313345°E
Result:	British victory
Combatants
East India Company	Marathas
Commanders
General Gerard Lake	Louis Bourguien
Strength
4,500	18,000
Casualties
197 Europeans 173 horses	288 Indians

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Louis Bourguien
Gerard Lake (1744-1808)

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 |presidency=[[Bengal]]
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