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|partof=[[2nd Maratha War]]
|partof=[[2nd Maratha War]]
|date=4 September 1803  
|date=4 September 1803  
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aligarh Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh]  
|location=[[Aligarh]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh Uttar Pradesh]
|presidency=Bengal  
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.896546,78.07366&z=14&t=h&hl=en 27.893754°N 78.068142°E]   
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.896546,78.07366&z=14&t=h&hl=en 27.893754°N 78.068142°E]   
|result=British victory  
|result=British victory  
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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/Gerard_Lake,_1st_Viscount_Lake General Gerard Lake]  
|commander1=[[Gerard Lake|General Gerard Lake]]
|commander2=M.Perron  
|commander2=[[Pierre Perron|General Perron]]
|strength1=  
|strength1= 2,000 cavalry<br>5,000 infantry<br>
|strength2=  
|strength2= 2,000 infantry
|casualties1=
|casualties1= 260 killed and wounded
|casualties2=  
|casualties2=  
}}
}}
== Recommended Links ==
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aligarh_fort Wikipedia - Aligarh Fort]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cVMOAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#PPR3,M1 Google Books - History of the Marathas]
== Biographies ==
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/242/mode/1up Gerard Lake (1744-1808)]<br>
 
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Aligarh<br>
Variants: Alighur/Aligurh/Allygurh/Alliegurh<br>
 
== 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://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://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA25&dq=Allygurh+Gazetteer+of+The+territories+under+the+Government+of+the+East+India+Company%2BCoimbatore&ei=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA25,M1 Allygurh] Gazetteer 1857
 
== Related Articles ==
[[76th Regiment of Foot]] - Article that originally appeared on Cathy Day's website
 
[[Category:Battles|Alighur 1803, Battle of]]
[[Category:2nd Maratha War|Alighur 1803, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 08:21, 19 April 2022

Battle of Alighur
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

Related Articles

76th Regiment of Foot - Article that originally appeared on Cathy Day's website