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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
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|commander1=[ | |commander1=[[Gerard Lake|General Gerard Lake]] | ||
|commander2= | |commander2=[[Pierre Perron|General Perron]] | ||
|strength1= 2,000 cavalry<br>5,000 infantry<br> | |strength1= 2,000 cavalry<br>5,000 infantry<br> | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=oXeDwk-8cWYC&pg=PA247&dq=Aligurh&as_brr=1&ei=msJHSLyFBpjSigHr57zsBA History of the Marathas] Google Books<br> | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=oXeDwk-8cWYC&pg=PA247&dq=Aligurh&as_brr=1&ei=msJHSLyFBpjSigHr57zsBA History of the Marathas] Google Books<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aligarh_fort Aligarh Fort] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aligarh_fort Aligarh Fort] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ally_Ghur Battle of Aligarh] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ally_Ghur Battle of Aligarh] Wikipedia<br> |
Latest revision as of 08:21, 19 April 2022
Battle of Alighur | ||
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Part of 2nd Maratha War | ||
Date: | 4 September 1803 | |
Location: | Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh | |
Presidency: | Bengal | |
Co-ordinates: | 27.893754°N 78.068142°E | |
Result: | British victory | |
Combatants | ||
East India Company | Marathas | |
Commanders | ||
General Gerard Lake | General Perron | |
Strength | ||
2,000 cavalry 5,000 infantry |
2,000 infantry | |
Casualties | ||
260 killed and wounded |
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Gerard Lake (1744-1808)
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Aligarh
Variants: Alighur/Aligurh/Allygurh/Alliegurh
External Links
History of the Marathas Google Books
Aligarh Fort Wikipedia
Battle of Aligarh Wikipedia
Allygurh Gazetteer 1857
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