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== Gujarat Campaign == | == Gujarat Campaign == | ||
This was General Goddard's operation to reduce Maratha possessions south of the Tapti river. The major action was the capture of Dabhoi which was occupied when the enemy evacuated it overnight. A treaty was signed with the Gaikwad on 23 January. | This was General Goddard's operation to reduce Maratha possessions south of the Tapti river. The major action was the capture of Dabhoi which was occupied when the enemy evacuated it overnight. A treaty was signed with the Gaikwad on 23 January. | ||
== Biographies == | |||
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/167/mode/1up Thomas Goddard (1740?-1783)]<br> | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Latest revision as of 17:37, 17 May 2010
| Occupation of Dubhoy | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Maratha War | ||
| Date: | 18-20 January 1780 | |
| Location: | Dabhoi, Gujarat | |
| Presidency: | Bombay | |
| Co-ordinates: | 22.12947°N 73.417539°E | |
| Result: | Annexation of territory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Marathas | |
| Commanders | ||
| General Thomas Goddard | Fateh Singh Gaikwad | |
| Strength | ||
| 2,000 | ||
| Casualties | ||
This was an event during the 1st Maratha War
Gujarat Campaign
This was General Goddard's operation to reduce Maratha possessions south of the Tapti river. The major action was the capture of Dabhoi which was occupied when the enemy evacuated it overnight. A treaty was signed with the Gaikwad on 23 January.
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Thomas Goddard (1740?-1783)
External Links
History of the Marathas Google Books
Maratha Wars Heritage History
1st Maratha War Wikipedia
Campaign in Gujarat Google Books
Historical books on-line
History of the Mahrattas, Volume 2 by James Grant Duff 1863 (Google Books) Capture of Dubhoy