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|partof=[ | |partof= [[:Category:1st Maratha War|1st Maratha War]] | ||
|date=3 August 1780 | |date=3 August 1780 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwalior Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwalior_Fort Gwalior Fort], [[Gwalior]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh Madhya Pradesh] | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.229876,78.16924&z=16&t=h&hl=en 26.229876°N 78.16924°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.229876,78.16924&z=16&t=h&hl=en 26.229876°N 78.16924°E] | ||
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|commander1=Maj William Popham | |commander1=Maj William Popham | ||
|commander2= | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhavrao_I_Scindia Mahadaji Sindhia] | ||
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'''This was an event during the [[1st Maratha War]]'''<br> | |||
== Biographies == | |||
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/340/mode/1up William Popham (1740-1821)]<br> | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cVMOAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#PPR3,M1 | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cVMOAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#PPR3,M1 History of the Marathas] Google Books<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Maratha_War 1st Maratha War] Wikipedia<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VrUIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA138&dq=Gwalior+1780&as_brr=3&ei=2HR7SI3zGp72iwH618TzBQ#PPA138,M1 Capture of Gwalior] Google Books - <br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_DgQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA371&dq=Gwalior+1780&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=D3Z7SLbWFoLqsQO-u6yXAw#PPA371,M1 Another account] Google Books - | |||
==== 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=PA298&dq=A+history+of+the+Mahrattas,+Volume+2&cd=2#v=onepage&q&f=false Capture of Gwalior]<br> | |||
[[Category:Battles|Gwalior, Battle of 1780]] | |||
[[Category:1st Maratha War|Gwalior, Battle of 1780]] | |||
Latest revision as of 07:14, 13 March 2021
| Battle of Gwalior 1780 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Maratha War | ||
| Date: | 3 August 1780 | |
| Location: | Gwalior Fort, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.229876°N 78.16924°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Marathas | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj William Popham | Mahadaji Sindhia | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
This was an event during the 1st Maratha War
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
William Popham (1740-1821)
External Links
History of the Marathas Google Books
1st Maratha War Wikipedia
Capture of Gwalior Google Books -
Another account Google Books -
Historical books on-line
History of the Mahrattas, Volume 2 by James Grant Duff 1863 (Google Books) Capture of Gwalior