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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/ | |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=[ | |commander1=[[Gerard Lake|General Gerard Lake]] | ||
|commander2= | |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= | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aligarh_fort Wikipedia | == 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