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[[Category:Battles|Corygaum, Battle of]]
[[Category:3rd Maratha War|Corygaum, Battle of]]
{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[http://sify.com/itihaas/fullstory.php?id=13258560 [3rd maratha Maratha War]]
|date=1 January 1818
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koregaon Koregaon[Corygaum]], Pune, Maharashtra]
|presidency=[[Bombay]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=18.647881,74.052915&z=13&t=h&hl=en 18.647881°N 74.052915°E]
|result=British victory Indecisive
|territory=
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathas Marathas]
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101026323/ Capt Francis Staunton]
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baji_Rao_II Peshwa Baji Rao II]
|strength1= 500 Infantry<br>250 Cavalry<br>2 guns|strength2= 20,000 Cavalry<br>8,000 Infantry|casualties1=Grenadiers: 50 killed and 105 wounded<br>Artillery: 12 killed and 8 wounded<br>Cavalry: 96 killed, wounded or missing|casualties2= 500 or 600
}}
== Staunton's Forces ==
*500 [[2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of Bombay Infantry (Grenadiers)|2 Btn 1st Bombay Grenadiers]] (Capt Staunton)
*250 Reformed Horse (Lieut Swanston)
*24 European gunners with two 6-pounder guns Madras Artillery (Lieut Chisholm)
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Koregaon<br>
Variants:Corygaum/Korygaom<br>
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Anglo-Maratha_War 3rd Maratha War] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mahratta.php Maratha Wars] Heritage History<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Koregaon Battle of Koregaon] Wikipedia<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cVMOAAAAQAAJcREaAAAAIAAJ&printsecpg=frontcoverPA33&dq=Corygaum&ei=wyc0SKqhFI-KzQS3nanMDw Battle of Corygaum] Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=oXeDwk-8cWYC&pg=PA433&dq=Korygaom&ei=VTE0SJDlLYT6yASG8aXMDw#PPR3PPA433,M1 Defence of Korygaom] Google Books - History of the Marathas]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cREaAAAAIAAJO4R8RmH_FQUC&pg=PA33PA73&dq=Corygaum&eias_brr=3&cd=6#v=onepage&q=Corygaum&f=wyc0SKqhFI-KzQS3nanMDw false Corygaum] Google Books ===Historical books online===*''Sketch of the Column at Corygaum, with a plan of the village, some letters private and public, the general orders, and the dispatch from the Honorable Court of Directors, relating to the action on the 1st January 1818''. Compiled by J. Wylie, 1839 and 1843 editions are available to access online through the British Library’s catalogue, either as pdf downloads, or to read online with itemViewer. Use the references lsidyv3926514c (for 1839) or lsidyv3bc5af11 (for 1843) in the [http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?mode=Basic&vid=BLVU1&vl(freeText0)=&tab=local_tab& catalogue search] and click on “I want this”. The Column is a Memorial Column which lists those killed. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/11021318483/in/photolist-hMQApH- Battle hMV91t "Column at Corygaum"], page 6. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/11020431735/in/photolist-hMQApH-hMV91t "Map of the Village of KoregaonCorygaum"], page 50. flickr.com
