Battle of Gawilghur: Difference between revisions

From FIBIwiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Maureene (talk | contribs)
No edit summary
m remove broken link
 
(3 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 4: Line 4:
|partof=the [[2nd Maratha War]]
|partof=the [[2nd Maratha War]]
|date=15 December 1803
|date=15 December 1803
|location=Gawilgarh, Chikalda, Maharashtra  
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gawilghur Gawilgarh], Chikalda, Maharashtra  
|presidency=[[Madras]]
|presidency=[[Madras]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=21.399677,77.321725&z=13&t=h&hl=en 21.399677°N 77.321720°E]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=21.399677,77.321725&z=13&t=h&hl=en 21.399677°N 77.321720°E]
Line 11: Line 11:
|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/Arthur_Wellesley%2C_1st_Duke_of_Wellington Colonel Arthur Wellesley]
|commander1=[[Arthur Wellesley|Colonel Arthur Wellesley]]
|commander2=Rajah of Berar
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rajah_of_Berar Rajah of Berar]
|strength1=  
|strength1=  
|strength2=  
|strength2=  
Line 21: Line 21:


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mahratta.php Maratha Wars] Heritage History<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cVMOAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#PPR3,M1 History of the Marathas] Google Books<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cVMOAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#PPR3,M1 History of the Marathas] Google Books<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berar_Province Berar Province] Wikipedia<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berar_Province Berar Province] Wikipedia<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xn8BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA583&dq=Gawilghur&ei=X5Q5SLmrLYKWzATrzfyiDw#PPA583,M1 Siege of Gawilgarh] Google Books<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xn8BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA583&dq=Gawilghur&ei=X5Q5SLmrLYKWzATrzfyiDw#PPA583,M1 Wellesley's despatch] Google Books<br>
[http://bernardcornwellbookgroup.blogspot.com/2010/06/india-sharpes-fortress.html Siege of  Gawilghur] bernardcornwellbookgroup.blogspot.com. Bernard Cornwell wrote  ''Sharpe's Fortress: Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Gawilghur, December 1803'' , a book of historical fiction.  Available from the  [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/0006510310 FIBIS Shop] through Amazon.co.uk


==== Historical Books on-line ====
==== Historical Books on-line ====
''The Life of Field-Marshal Arthur, Duke of Wellington Vol I'' by Charles Duke Yonge 1860 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xjQBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA75&dq=Gawilghur+1803&hl=en&ei=Tu4yTMvuKKL9sQaSmZzPAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Gawilghur%201803&f=false Siege of Gawilghur]
''The Life of Field-Marshal Arthur, Duke of Wellington Vol I'' by Charles Duke Yonge 1860 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xjQBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA75&dq=Gawilghur+1803&hl=en&ei=Tu4yTMvuKKL9sQaSmZzPAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Gawilghur%201803&f=false Siege of Gawilghur] Google Books


== Recommended Reading ==
== Recommended Reading ==
''"Wellington in India"'' by Jac Weller ISBN 0 582 12784 x<br>"''Maratha War Papers''" by A Bennell 1998 ISBN 0750920696
''"Wellington in India"'' by Jac Weller ISBN 0 582 12784 x<br>"''Maratha War Papers''" by A Bennell 1998 ISBN 0750920696

Latest revision as of 08:20, 19 April 2022

Battle of Gawilghur
Part of the 2nd Maratha War
Date: 15 December 1803
Location: Gawilgarh, Chikalda, Maharashtra
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 21.399677°N 77.321720°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Marathas
Commanders
Colonel Arthur Wellesley Rajah of Berar
Strength
Casualties
Gawilgarh Location
Survey 1920-1946

External Links

History of the Marathas Google Books
Berar Province Wikipedia
Wellesley's despatch Google Books

Historical Books on-line

The Life of Field-Marshal Arthur, Duke of Wellington Vol I by Charles Duke Yonge 1860 Siege of Gawilghur Google Books

Recommended Reading

"Wellington in India" by Jac Weller ISBN 0 582 12784 x
"Maratha War Papers" by A Bennell 1998 ISBN 0750920696