Battle of Gawilghur

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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
Gawilgarh Location
Survey 1920-1946

External Links

Maratha Wars Heritage History
History of the Marathas Google Books
Berar Province Wikipedia
Siege of Gawilgarh 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