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|partof=the [[2nd Maratha War]] | |partof=the [[2nd Maratha War]] | ||
|date=15 December 1803 | |date=15 December 1803 | ||
|location=Gawilgarh, Chikalda, Maharashtra | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gawilghur Gawilgarh], Chikalda, Maharashtra | ||
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |presidency=[[Madras]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=21.399677,77.321725&z=13&t=h&hl=en 21.399677°N 77.321720°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=21.399677,77.321725&z=13&t=h&hl=en 21.399677°N 77.321720°E] | ||
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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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |commander1=[[Arthur Wellesley|Colonel Arthur Wellesley]] | ||
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rajah_of_Berar Rajah of Berar] | |||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
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|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[Image:Gawilgarhmap.jpg|thumb|Gawilgarh Location<br>Survey 1920-1946]] | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cVMOAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#PPR3,M1 History of the Marathas] Google Books<br> | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berar_Province Berar Province] Wikipedia<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xn8BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA583&dq=Gawilghur&ei=X5Q5SLmrLYKWzATrzfyiDw#PPA583,M1 Wellesley's despatch] Google Books<br> | |||
==== Historical Books on-line ==== | |||
''The Life of Field-Marshal Arthur, Duke of Wellington Vol I'' by Charles Duke Yonge 1860 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xjQBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA75&dq=Gawilghur+1803&hl=en&ei=Tu4yTMvuKKL9sQaSmZzPAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Gawilghur%201803&f=false Siege of Gawilghur] Google Books | |||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
''"Wellington in India"'' by Jac Weller ISBN 0 582 12784 x<br>"''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 | ||
Latest revision as of 08:20, 19 April 2022
| Battle of Gawilghur | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of the 2nd Maratha War | ||
| Date: | 15 December 1803 | |
| Location: | Gawilgarh, Chikalda, Maharashtra | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 21.399677°N 77.321720°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Marathas | |
| Commanders | ||
| Colonel Arthur Wellesley | Rajah of Berar | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Survey 1920-1946
External Links
History of the Marathas Google Books
Berar Province Wikipedia
Wellesley's despatch Google Books
Historical Books on-line
The Life of Field-Marshal Arthur, Duke of Wellington Vol I by Charles Duke Yonge 1860 Siege of Gawilghur Google Books
Recommended Reading
"Wellington in India" by Jac Weller ISBN 0 582 12784 x
"Maratha War Papers" by A Bennell 1998 ISBN 0750920696