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[[Category:Battles|Gheriah (Vijayadrug) 1756, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Gheriah (Vijayadrug) 1756, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:Maratha Skirmishes | [[Category:Maratha Skirmishes|Gheriah (Vijayadrug) 1756, Battle of]] | ||
{{Battles_Infobox | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
|partof=[[:Category:Maratha Skirmishes | |partof=[[:Category:Maratha Skirmishes|Maratha Skirmishes]] | ||
|date=13 February 1756 | |date=13 February 1756 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayadurg Vijayadurg, Maharashtra] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayadurg Vijayadurg, Maharashtra] | ||
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathas Marathas] | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathas Marathas] | ||
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101028831/ Rear Admiral Watson]<br>[ | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101028831/ Rear Admiral Watson]<br>[[Robert Clive|Col Robert Clive]] | ||
|commander2=Tulaji Angria | |commander2=Tulaji Angria | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
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|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
== Clive's Army == | |||
*800 Europeans including the [[1st Bombay (European) Fusiliers|Bombay European Regiment]] | |||
*1000 Sepoys | |||
== Watson's Squadron == | |||
*[http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Bridgewater_%2824%29 HMS Bridgewater] | |||
*[http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Kingfisher_%2814%29 HMS KIngfisher] | |||
*[http://www.eicships.info/ships/shipdetail.asp?sid=720 HEIC Ship Protector] | |||
*[http://www.eicships.info/ships/shipdetail.asp?sid=570 HEIC Ship Guardian] | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=1756_-_British_operation_on_the_Malabar_Coast | [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=1756_-_British_operation_on_the_Malabar_Coast#Expedition_against_Geriah Expedition against Geriah] www.kronoskaf.com<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=L6E9AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA88&dq=Gheriah&as_brr=1&ei=Wcd0SMDNIZ_2iwH8n9mFDA#PPA93,M1 Capture of Gheriah] Google Books - <br> | |||
[http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/KOLABA/his_maratha_period.html Siege of Gheria] Maharashtra Gazetteer - <br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zgE-AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Clive&as_brr=1&ei=UaSYR7nmE6jsiQHbv7TZCA Life of Robert Lord Clive] Google Books | |||
Latest revision as of 17:51, 20 March 2011
| Battle of Gheriah (Vijayadrug) 1756 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Maratha Skirmishes | ||
| Date: | 13 February 1756 | |
| Location: | Vijayadurg, Maharashtra | |
| Presidency: | Bombay | |
| Co-ordinates: | 16.56064°N 73.333976°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Marathas | |
| Commanders | ||
| Rear Admiral Watson Col Robert Clive |
Tulaji Angria | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Clive's Army
- 800 Europeans including the Bombay European Regiment
- 1000 Sepoys
Watson's Squadron
External Links
Expedition against Geriah www.kronoskaf.com
Capture of Gheriah Google Books -
Siege of Gheria Maharashtra Gazetteer -
Life of Robert Lord Clive Google Books