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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cVMOAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#PPR3,M1 Google Books - History of the Marathas]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Assaye Wikipedia - Battle of Assaye]<br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-mahratta/assaye.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Assaye]<br>[http://www.napoleon-series.org/images/military/maps/miscellaneous/assaye.jpg Napoleon Series Battle Map] | [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/Battle_of_Assaye Wikipedia - Battle of Assaye]<br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-mahratta/assaye.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Assaye]<br>[http://www.napoleon-series.org/images/military/maps/miscellaneous/assaye.jpg Napoleon Series Battle Map] | ||
Revision as of 15:29, 23 September 2008
| Battle of Assaye | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of the 2nd Maratha War | ||
| Date: | 23 September 1803 | |
| Location: | Assaye, Maharashtra | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 20.228642°N 75.908454°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Marathas | |
| Commanders | ||
| Colonel Arthur Wellesley | Col Anton Pohlmann | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Google Books - History of the Marathas
Heritage History - Maratha Wars
Wikipedia - Battle of Assaye
BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Assaye
Napoleon Series Battle Map
Recommended Reading
"Wellington in India" by Jac Weller ISBN 0 582 12784 x
"Maratha War Papers" by A Bennell 1998 ISBN 0750920696
"Assaye 1803 Wellington's first and bloodiest victory " by Simon Millar ISBN 1-84603-0001-3
Survey 1920-1946