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|date=15 December 1803 | |date=15 December 1803 | ||
| − | |location=Gawilgarh, Chikalda, Maharashtra | + | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gawilghur Gawilgarh], Chikalda, Maharashtra |
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |presidency=[[Madras]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=21.399677,77.321725&z=13&t=h&hl=en 21.399677°N 77.321720°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=21.399677,77.321725&z=13&t=h&hl=en 21.399677°N 77.321720°E] | ||
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|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathas Marathas] | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathas Marathas] | ||
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wellesley%2C_1st_Duke_of_Wellington Colonel Arthur Wellesley] | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wellesley%2C_1st_Duke_of_Wellington Colonel Arthur Wellesley] | ||
| − | |commander2=Rajah of Berar | + | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rajah_of_Berar Rajah of Berar] |
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
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[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cVMOAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#PPR3,M1 History of the Marathas] Google Books<br> | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cVMOAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#PPR3,M1 History of the Marathas] Google Books<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berar_Province Berar Province] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berar_Province Berar Province] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| − | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xn8BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA583&dq=Gawilghur&ei=X5Q5SLmrLYKWzATrzfyiDw#PPA583,M1 | + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xn8BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA583&dq=Gawilghur&ei=X5Q5SLmrLYKWzATrzfyiDw#PPA583,M1 Wellesley's despatch] Google Books<br> |
[http://bernardcornwellbookgroup.blogspot.com/2010/06/india-sharpes-fortress.html Siege of Gawilghur] bernardcornwellbookgroup.blogspot.com (see also the [[Fiction and poetry reading list]] for Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe book on this battle) | [http://bernardcornwellbookgroup.blogspot.com/2010/06/india-sharpes-fortress.html Siege of Gawilghur] bernardcornwellbookgroup.blogspot.com (see also the [[Fiction and poetry reading list]] for Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe book on this battle) | ||
Revision as of 11:13, 25 August 2010
| Battle of Gawilghur | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of the 2nd Maratha War | ||
| Date: | 15 December 1803 | |
| Location: | Gawilgarh, Chikalda, Maharashtra | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 21.399677°N 77.321720°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Marathas | |
| Commanders | ||
| Colonel Arthur Wellesley | Rajah of Berar | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Maratha Wars Heritage History
History of the Marathas Google Books
Berar Province Wikipedia
Wellesley's despatch Google Books
Siege of Gawilghur bernardcornwellbookgroup.blogspot.com (see also the Fiction and poetry reading list for Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe book on this battle)
Historical Books on-line
The Life of Field-Marshal Arthur, Duke of Wellington Vol I by Charles Duke Yonge 1860 Siege of Gawilghur
Recommended Reading
"Wellington in India" by Jac Weller ISBN 0 582 12784 x
"Maratha War Papers" by A Bennell 1998 ISBN 0750920696
