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|date=7 February 1780 | |date=7 February 1780 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahar,_India Lahar], Madhya Pradesh | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahar,_India Lahar], Madhya Pradesh | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.197928,78.935337&z=14&t=h&hl=en 26.197928°N 78.935337°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.197928,78.935337&z=14&t=h&hl=en 26.197928°N 78.935337°E] | ||
|result=British victory | |result=British victory | ||
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|strength1= 2,400 | |strength1= 2,400 | ||
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|casualties1= 125 | |casualties1= 125 killed | ||
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[http://books.google.com/books?id=hRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA458&lpg=PA458&dq=Popham&source=web&ots=s-E__ZFB1x&sig=3kkbgTsAgP2jCDffE9VNJykPn50#v=onepage&q=Popham&f=false Capture of Lahar] Google Books<br> | [http://books.google.com/books?id=hRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA458&lpg=PA458&dq=Popham&source=web&ots=s-E__ZFB1x&sig=3kkbgTsAgP2jCDffE9VNJykPn50#v=onepage&q=Popham&f=false Capture of Lahar] Google Books<br> | ||
== Historical books on-line == | ==== Historical books on-line ==== | ||
''History of the Mahrattas, Volume 2'' by James Grant Duff 1863 (Google Books) [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UWooAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA297&dq=A+history+of+the+Mahrattas,+Volume+2&cd=2#v=onepage&q&f=false Capture of Lahar]<br> | ''History of the Mahrattas, Volume 2'' by James Grant Duff 1863 (Google Books) [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UWooAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA297&dq=A+history+of+the+Mahrattas,+Volume+2&cd=2#v=onepage&q&f=false Capture of Lahar]<br> | ||
Latest revision as of 22:43, 19 May 2010
| Capture of Lahar | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Maratha War | ||
| Date: | 7 February 1780 | |
| Location: | Lahar, Madhya Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.197928°N 78.935337°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Marathas | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj William Popham | ||
| Strength | ||
| 2,400 | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 125 killed | ||
This was an event during the 1st Maratha War
Field Force
- Three battalions of infantry
- A small body of cavalry
- A detail of European artillery
External Links
History of the Marathas Google Books
Maratha Wars Heritage History
1st Maratha War Wikipedia
Capture of Lahar Google Books
Historical books on-line
History of the Mahrattas, Volume 2 by James Grant Duff 1863 (Google Books) Capture of Lahar