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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= 5,000 infantry<br>2,500 cavalry | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= 2,000 infantry<br>8,000 cavalry | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1= | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
== | == Spelling Variants == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aligarh_fort | Modern name: Aligarh<br> | ||
Variants: Koil/Coel/Kol<br> | |||
== 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> | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/334/mode/1up Perron (Pierre Cuillier) (1755-1834)]<br> | |||
== External Links == | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aligarh_fort Aligarh Fort] Wikipedia<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=oXeDwk-8cWYC&pg=PA247&dq=Aligurh+Coel&as_brr=1 Action at Coel] Google Books<br> | |||
[http://books.google.com/books?id=qweZWra_tbwC&pg=PA156&lpg=PA156&dq=Coel+India&source=web&ots=FIiC6PQk14&sig=xYZ8VJXN_cnA-8ZDbKd22JqZ4Ck&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result#PPA150,M1 Events before Aligarh] Google Books | |||
[[Image:Koilmap.jpg|thumb|Koil Location<br>Survey 1920-1946]] | [[Image:Koilmap.jpg|thumb|Koil Location<br>Survey 1920-1946]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:43, 24 March 2011
| Battle of Coel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Maratha War | ||
| Date: | 29 August 1803 | |
| Location: | Near 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 | ||
| 5,000 infantry 2,500 cavalry |
2,000 infantry 8,000 cavalry | |
| Casualties | ||
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Aligarh
Variants: Koil/Coel/Kol
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Gerard Lake (1744-1808)
Perron (Pierre Cuillier) (1755-1834)
External Links
Aligarh Fort Wikipedia
Action at Coel Google Books
Events before Aligarh Google Books
Survey 1920-1946