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== Clive's Army ==
*800 Europeans including the [[1st Bombay (European) Fusiliers|Bombay European Regiment]]
*1000 Sepoys
== Watson's Squadron ==
*[http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Bridgewater_%2824%29 HMS Bridgewater]
*[http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Kingfisher_%2814%29 HMS KIngfisher]
*[http://www.eicships.info/ships/shipdetail.asp?sid=720 HEIC Ship Protector]
*[http://www.eicships.info/ships/shipdetail.asp?sid=570 HEIC Ship Guardian]
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=1756_-_British_operation_on_the_Malabar_Coast Wikipedia - British Operations on the Malabar Coast]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=L6E9AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA88&dq=Gheriah&as_brr=1&ei=Wcd0SMDNIZ_2iwH8n9mFDA#PPA93,M1 Google Books - Capture of Gheriah]<br>[http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/KOLABA/his_maratha_period.html Maharashtra Gazetteer - Siege of Gheria]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zgE-AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Clive&as_brr=1&ei=UaSYR7nmE6jsiQHbv7TZCA Google Books - Life of Robert Lord Clive]
[http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=1756_-_British_operation_on_the_Malabar_Coast#Expedition_against_Geriah Expedition against Geriah] www.kronoskaf.com<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=L6E9AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA88&dq=Gheriah&as_brr=1&ei=Wcd0SMDNIZ_2iwH8n9mFDA#PPA93,M1 Capture of Gheriah] Google Books - <br>
[http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/KOLABA/his_maratha_period.html Siege of Gheria] Maharashtra Gazetteer - <br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zgE-AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Clive&as_brr=1&ei=UaSYR7nmE6jsiQHbv7TZCA Life of Robert Lord Clive] Google Books

Revision as of 19:02, 7 December 2010

Battle of Gheriah (Vijayadrug) 1756
Part of Maratha Skirmishes
Date: 13 February 1756
Location: Vijayadurg, Maharashtra
Presidency: Bombay
Co-ordinates: 16.56064°N 73.333976°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Marathas
Commanders
Rear Admiral Watson
Col Robert Clive
Tulaji Angria
Strength
Casualties

Clive's Army

Watson's Squadron

External Links

Expedition against Geriah www.kronoskaf.com
Capture of Gheriah Google Books -
Siege of Gheria Maharashtra Gazetteer -
Life of Robert Lord Clive Google Books