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{{Battles_Infobox | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
|partof=[ | |partof= [[:Category:1st Maratha War|1st Maratha War]] | ||
|date=12-13 January 1779 | |date=12-13 January 1779 | ||
|location=[http://pune.clickindia.com/areas/wadgaon.html Wadgaon, Maharashtra] | |location=[http://pune.clickindia.com/areas/wadgaon.html Wadgaon, Maharashtra] | ||
|presidency=[[Bombay]] | |presidency=[[Bombay]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=18. | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=18.739163,73.64083&z=13&t=h&hl=en 18.739163°N 73.64083°E] | ||
|result=British defeat | |result=British defeat | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|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:// | |commander1= Colonel Cockburn | ||
|commander2=Mahadaji [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindhia Sindhia] | |||
|strength1= | |strength1=2,600 | ||
|strength2= | |strength2=50,000 | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1= 56 killed<br>151 wounded<br>155 missing | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''This was an event during the [[1st Maratha War]]'''<br> | |||
== Spelling Variants == | |||
Modern name: Wadgaon<br> | |||
Variants: Wargaum/Wurgaom<br> | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cVMOAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#PPR3,M1 Google Books - | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cVMOAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#PPR3,M1 History of the Marathas] Google Books<br> | ||
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Maratha_War 1st Maratha War] Wikipedia<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UWooAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA264&dq=Colonel+Charles+Egerton&hl=en&ei=7B2FTLK-OY6Pswb_y7WaBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false Battle of Wargaum] Google Books<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Sw4NAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA139&dq=Wargaum&ei=SJyZSI21D4nKjgH-19y0Bw Surrender at Wargaum] Google Books<br> | |||
[[Category:Battles|Wargaum, Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:1st Maratha War|Wargaum, Battle of]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:09, 12 March 2021
| Battle of Wargaum | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Maratha War | ||
| Date: | 12-13 January 1779 | |
| Location: | Wadgaon, Maharashtra | |
| Presidency: | Bombay | |
| Co-ordinates: | 18.739163°N 73.64083°E | |
| Result: | British defeat | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Marathas | |
| Commanders | ||
| Colonel Cockburn | Mahadaji Sindhia | |
| Strength | ||
| 2,600 | 50,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
| 56 killed 151 wounded 155 missing |
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This was an event during the 1st Maratha War
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Wadgaon
Variants: Wargaum/Wurgaom
External Links
History of the Marathas Google Books
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Maratha_War 1st Maratha War] Wikipedia
Battle of Wargaum Google Books
Surrender at Wargaum Google Books