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Siege of Thana Fort 1774 
|location=[[Thana]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salsette_Island Salsette Island], [[Maharashtra]]
Part of 1st Maratha War
|presidency= [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay]]
Date:  On the 12th - 28th December 1774   
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=19.200315,72.984553&z=16&t=h&hl=en 19.200315°N 72.984553°E] 
Location:  Thana, Island of Salsette, Maharashtra
|result= British capture Salsette Island and gain full control of Bombay Harbour and the surrounding waterways
Presidency:  Bengal 
|territory=
Co-ordinates: 19.330566°N 72.815465°E 
|combatant1= [[East India Company]]
Result:  British victory 
|combatant2= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratha_Empire Maratha Empire]
Combatants 
|commander1= Brigadier General Robert Gordon (land forces), Commodore John Watson (naval forces)
East India Company Marathas 
|commander2= Anand Rao Ram Bivakalar
Commanders 
|strength1= 620 European, 1,000  sepoys and 200 gun  lascars
Brigadier General Robert Gordon (land forces)
|strength2= Garrison forces
Commodore Watson (naval forces)  
|casualties1= 100 Europeans plus native soldiers
Strength 
|casualties2= Garrison forces were put to the sword
620 European, 1,000  sepoys and 200 gun  lascars
}}
Casualties 
100 Europeans, most of the garrison forces were put to the sword


This was an event during the 1st Maratha War.


The [[East India Company]] appointed Thomas Mostyn as envoy to the Peshwa’s court in Poona 1st April 1772, the aim was to curry favour and to prevent other colonial countries gaining access to Bombay’s Harbour, and the surrounding waterways. The real intention was to  get possession of Salsette Island and the [[Bassein]] port from the [[Maratha]]s
Urged by the news that a fleet had left Portugal to recover Salsette and Bassein, determined to gain possession of [[Thane]].


An envoy was sent to [[Poona]] to negotiate the cession but his proposals were rejected. On the 12th December 1774, under Brigadier General Robert Gordon. A breach in the defences on the 24th, on the 17th an attempt to fill the ditch was repulsed with the loss of 100 Europeans. But on the evening of the 28th the fort was carried by assault, and the greater part of the garrison were put to the sword.  
==== Siege of Thana Fort 1774 ====
This was an event during the [[1st Maratha War]].


During the siege Commodore Watson, who was in command of the naval force, was mortally wounded by particles of sand driven into his body by a cannon shot, which stuck the ground close to him.
The [[East India Company]] appointed Thomas Mostyn as envoy to the Peshwa’s court in [[Poona]] 1st April 1772, the aim was to curry favour and to prevent other colonial countries gaining access to [[Bombay]]’s Harbour, and the surrounding waterways. The real intention was to get possession of Salsette Island and the [[Bassein]] port from the [[Maratha]]s.  Mostyn's negotiations for the cession of Thana were rejected.  


Urged by the news that a fleet had left Portugal to recover Salsette and Bassein, including possession of [[Thana]]. This would have left the [[Bombay]] isthmus isolated from the mainland of India. An assault was made on Thana Fort under Brigadier General Robert Gordon, on the 12th December 1774. On the 17th an attempt to fill the ditch was repulsed with the loss of 100 Europeans, a breach in the defences was made on the 24th, but it was not until the evening of the 28th the fort was taken, and the greater part of the garrison were put to the sword.


---External Links---
During the siege Commodore Watson, who was in command of the naval force, was mortally wounded by particles of sand driven into his body by a cannon shot, which struck the ground close to him.


Wars Heritage History
==== Thana Fort ====
1st Maratha War Wikipedia
Thana fort is geometric with strong earthwork revetments radiating from the core. Seen from above, the defences are still visible.
*[http://books.google.co.nz/books?id=sbMFCZyAcnQC&pg=PA1010&lpg=PA1010&dq=Dictionary+of+Battles+And+Sieges:+A+Guide+to+8,500+Battles+from+Antiquity+Thana&source=bl&ots=kG21j49Teb&sig=qSl7QOwnZGyMR27S5j0KXnL6M2I&hl=en&ei=JfAwTKC6OcSJnQeehvmJBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false  Battle Report]
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UWooAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA302&dq=A+history+of+the+Mahrattas,+Volume+2&cd=2#v=onepage&q&f=false    History of the Marathas Google Books p198]


==External links==
*[http://wikimapia.org/96843/Thane-Central-Jail  Thana Fort] wikimapia.org
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Maratha_War  1st Maratha War] Wikipedia
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=CI0cAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA58&dq=Brigadier+General+Robert+Gordon++1774&hl=en&ei=FNCETJPiMZCWswb_8OiaBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEIQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Brigadier%20General%20Robert%20Gordon%20%201774&f=false  Battle Report] Google Books
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UWooAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA302&dq=A+history+of+the+Mahrattas,+Volume+2&cd=2#v=onepage&q&f=false    History of the Marathas] Google Books p198
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fUfRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA253&dq=Commodore+Watson+1774&hl=en&ei=6c2ETIGKIovBswao_-SaBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Commodore%20Watson%201774&f=false Biography of Commodore Watson] Google Books




 
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Annexation of Thana
Part of 1st Maratha War
Date: 12th - 28th December 1774
Location: Thana, Salsette Island, Maharashtra
Presidency: Bombay
Co-ordinates: 19.200315°N 72.984553°E
Result: British capture Salsette Island and gain full control of Bombay Harbour and the surrounding waterways
Combatants
East India Company Maratha Empire
Commanders
Brigadier General Robert Gordon (land forces), Commodore John Watson (naval forces) Anand Rao Ram Bivakalar
Strength
620 European, 1,000 sepoys and 200 gun lascars Garrison forces
Casualties
100 Europeans plus native soldiers Garrison forces were put to the sword


Siege of Thana Fort 1774

This was an event during the 1st Maratha War.

The East India Company appointed Thomas Mostyn as envoy to the Peshwa’s court in Poona 1st April 1772, the aim was to curry favour and to prevent other colonial countries gaining access to Bombay’s Harbour, and the surrounding waterways. The real intention was to get possession of Salsette Island and the Bassein port from the Marathas. Mostyn's negotiations for the cession of Thana were rejected.

Urged by the news that a fleet had left Portugal to recover Salsette and Bassein, including possession of Thana. This would have left the Bombay isthmus isolated from the mainland of India. An assault was made on Thana Fort under Brigadier General Robert Gordon, on the 12th December 1774. On the 17th an attempt to fill the ditch was repulsed with the loss of 100 Europeans, a breach in the defences was made on the 24th, but it was not until the evening of the 28th the fort was taken, and the greater part of the garrison were put to the sword.

During the siege Commodore Watson, who was in command of the naval force, was mortally wounded by particles of sand driven into his body by a cannon shot, which struck the ground close to him.

Thana Fort

Thana fort is geometric with strong earthwork revetments radiating from the core. Seen from above, the defences are still visible.

External links

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