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|partof=the [[2nd Maratha War]]
|-
|date=23 September 1803
!colspan="2" align="centre" style="background-color:lightsteelblue;color:#black;" |<span style="font-size:12pt;">'''{{{Conflict|{{PAGENAME}}}}}'''</span>
|location=[[Assaye]], Maharashtra
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
|presidency=[[Madras Presidency|Madras]]
|colspan="2" align="center" style="background-color:lightsteelblue;"|'''Part of the''' [[2nd Maratha War]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=20.228933,75.907549&z=14&t=h&hl=en 20.228642°N 75.908454°E]
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
|result=British victory
|align="left"|'''Date:'''
|territory=
||{{{Date|September 23, 1803}}}
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathas Marathas]
|align="left"|'''Location:'''
|commander1=[[Arthur Wellesley|Colonel Arthur Wellesley]]
||{{{Location|[[Assaye]], India}}}
|commander2=[http://books.google.com/books?id=EDeFm4WHA7gC&pg=PA27&dq=Order+of+Battle+assaye+1803&ei=Q5j1SP3ACoGSyAT-wfDUCA&sig=ACfU3U3RsL1R3JoXRpxHzgFuI5_E0cpfzQ Col Anton Pohlmann]
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
|strength1=6,170 infantry<br>1,731 cavalry<br>5,400 irregular cavalry<br>22 cannon
|align="left"|'''Presidency:'''
|strength2= 16,000 infantry<br>32,000 cavalry<br>245 cannon
||{{{Presidency|Madras}}}
|casualties1= 409 killed<br>1,211 wounded<br>18 missing 
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
|casualties2= Est 1,200 killed<br>Est 3,600-4,800 wounded
|align="left"|'''Latitude & Longitude:'''
}}
||{{{Latitude & Longitude |20.250°  75.883°}}}
[[Image:Assayemap.jpg|thumb|Assaye Location<br>Survey 1920-1946]]
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
 
|align="left"|'''Result:'''
== HEIC Forces ==
||{{{result|British Victory}}}
British Regiments:  
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
*[[19th Lancers|HM 19th Light Dragoons]]
|colspan="2" align="center" style="background-color:lightsteelblue;"|'''Combatants'''
*[[74th Regiment of Foot|HM 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot]]
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
*[[78th Regiment of Foot|HM 78th (Highland) Regiment of Foot]]
|style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"|{{{combatant1|East India Company}}}
*[[4th Madras Native Cavalry]]
||{{{combatant2|[[Maratha Confederacy]]}}}
*[[5th Madras Native Cavalry]]
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
*[[7th Madras Native Cavalry]]
|colspan="2" align="center" style="background-color:lightsteelblue;"|'''Commanders'''
*[[62nd Punjab Regiment|2nd Madras Native Infantry]]
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
*[[64th Pioneers|4th Madras Native Infantry]]
|style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"|{{{commander1|Colonel [[Arthur Wellesley]]}}}
*[[72nd Punjab Regiment|8th Madras Native Infantry]]
||{{{commander2|[[Sindhia]], [[Ragojee Bhonsla]],<br> Colonel [[Pohlmann]]}}}
*[[10th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry|10th Madras Native Infantry]]
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
*[[72nd Punjab Regiment|12th Madras Native Infantry]] (2nd Battalion)
|colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:lightsteelblue;"|'''Strength'''
*Artillery comprising eight 12 pounders, two 5½ inch howitzers and some other pieces.
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
 
|style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"|{{{strength1|4,500 Infantry <br> 2,000 Cavalry <br> 20 cannons}}}
== Biographies ==
||{{{strength2|20,000 Infantry <br> 30,000 Cavalry <br> 100 cannons}}}
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br>
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/445/mode/1up Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852)]<br>
|colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:lightsteelblue;"|'''Casualties'''
 
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
== External Links ==
|style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"|{{{casualties1|428 killed <br> 1,156 wounded}}}
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cVMOAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#PPR3,M1  History of the Marathas] Google Books<br>
||{{{casualties2|1,200 killed <br> 4,800 wounded <br> 98 cannons lost}}}
[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mahratta.php Maratha Wars] Heritage History<br>
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Assaye Battle of Assaye] Wikipedia<br>
[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-mahratta/assaye.htm The Battle of Assaye] BritishBattles.com<br>
[http://www.napoleon-series.org/images/military/maps/miscellaneous/assaye.jpg Battle Map] Napoleon Series<br>
[http://books.google.com/books?id=EDeFm4WHA7gC&pg=PA27&dq=Order+of+Battle+assaye+1803&ei=Q5j1SP3ACoGSyAT-wfDUCA&sig=ACfU3U3RsL1R3JoXRpxHzgFuI5_E0cpfzQ Battle Order] Simon Millar<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA46&dq=ASSAYE+Gazetteer+of+The+territories+under+the+Government+of+the+East+India+Company%2BCoimbatore&ei=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA46,M1 Assaye] Gazetteer 1857<br>
[http://etc.usf.edu/maps/pages/10500/10542/10542.htm Battle plan] Maps FCIT<br>
[http://bernardcornwellbookgroup.blogspot.com/2010/07/battle-of-assaye.html Battle of Assaye]  bernardcornwellbookgroup.blogspot.com (see also the  [[Fiction and poetry reading list]] for Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe book on this battle)<br>
[http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/battle-assaye  The Battle of Assaye] by Richard Cavendish.  historytoday.com
 
====Historical Books on-line ====
[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924023646528#page/n291/mode/2up The Decisive Battles of India : from 1746 to 1849 inclusive - Assaye]


== Recommended Reading ==
== Recommended Reading ==
"''Maratha War Papers''" by A Bennell 1998 ISBN 0750920696  
''"Wellington in India"'' by Jac Weller ISBN 0 582 12784 x<br>"''Maratha War Papers''" by A Bennell 1998 ISBN 0750920696<br>''"Assaye 1803 Wellington's first and bloodiest victory ''" by Simon Millar ISBN 1-84603-0001-3


''"Wellington in India"'' by Jac Weller ISBN 0 582 12784 x
[[Category:Battles|Assay, Battle of]]
== External Links ==
[[Category:2nd Maratha War|Assay, Battle of]]
[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-mahratta/assaye.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Assaye]
<noinclude>[[Category:Battles]]</noinclude>

Latest revision as of 07:43, 24 September 2012

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
6,170 infantry
1,731 cavalry
5,400 irregular cavalry
22 cannon 		16,000 infantry
32,000 cavalry
245 cannon
Casualties
409 killed
1,211 wounded
18 missing 		Est 1,200 killed
Est 3,600-4,800 wounded
Assaye Location
Survey 1920-1946

HEIC Forces

British Regiments:

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852)

External Links

History of the Marathas Google Books
Maratha Wars Heritage History
Battle of Assaye Wikipedia
The Battle of Assaye BritishBattles.com
Battle Map Napoleon Series
Battle Order Simon Millar
Assaye Gazetteer 1857
Battle plan Maps FCIT
Battle of Assaye bernardcornwellbookgroup.blogspot.com (see also the Fiction and poetry reading list for Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe book on this battle)
The Battle of Assaye by Richard Cavendish. historytoday.com

Historical Books on-line

The Decisive Battles of India : from 1746 to 1849 inclusive - Assaye

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

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