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|partof=[[2nd Maratha War]]
|partof=[[2nd Maratha War]]
|date=17 October 1803  
|date=10-18 October 1803  
|location=[[Agra]], Uttar Pradesh  
|location=[[Agra]], Uttar Pradesh  
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
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|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathas Marathas]  
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Lake,_1st_Viscount_Lake General Gerard Lake]  
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Lake,_1st_Viscount_Lake General Gerard Lake]  
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Cuillier-Perron General Perron]
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|strength1=  
|strength1=  
|strength2=  
|strength2=  
|casualties1= 800 killed and wounded
|casualties1= 800 killed and wounded
|casualties2= 7,000 killed<br>2,000 prisoners
|casualties2= 7,000 killed<br>2,000 prisoners
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== Summary ==
This was two separate actions against:
:'''10 October:''' 3 battalions of Bourquin's Delhi army and 4 battalions of Perron's Coel army
:'''14-18 October:''' Agra garrison of 4,500 under Colonel Hessing<br>
Sindia's army of 9,000 retreated west when their European officers surrendered.
== 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>


}}
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cVMOAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#PPR3,M1 Google Books - History of the Marathas]<br>[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mahratta.php Heritage History - Maratha Wars]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7mUBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA334&dq=general+Lake&ei=3NOMR9CaFpKetAOK7rjQBQ#PPA334,M1 Google Books - Capture of Agra Fort]<br>[http://www.hat.net/album/asia/india/05_cities_and_maharajas/29_agra/detail053.htm#  Plan of Agra Fort]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agra Wikipedia - Agra, Uttar Pradesh]  
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=oXeDwk-8cWYC&pg=PA247&dq=Aligurh&as_brr=1&ei=msJHSLyFBpjSigHr57zsBA History of the Marathas] Google Books<br>
[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mahratta.php Maratha Wars] www.heritage-history.com<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7mUBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA334&dq=general+Lake&ei=3NOMR9CaFpKetAOK7rjQBQ#PPA334,M1 Capture of Agra Fort] Google Books<br>
[http://www.hat.net/album/asia/india/05_cities_and_maharajas/29_agra/detail053.htm#  Plan of Agra Fort] www.hat.net<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agra Agra, Uttar Pradesh] Wikipedia<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924023646528#page/n319/mode/2up Actions at Agra] www.archive.org
[[Category:Battles|Agra, Battle of 1803]]
[[Category:Battles|Agra, Battle of 1803]]
[[Category:2nd Maratha War|Agra, Battle of 1803]]
[[Category:2nd Maratha War|Agra, Battle of 1803]]

Revision as of 12:11, 3 January 2010

Battle of Agra 1803
Part of 2nd Maratha War
Date: 10-18 October 1803
Location: Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 27.179700°N 78.021400°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Marathas
Commanders
General Gerard Lake
Strength
Casualties
800 killed and wounded 7,000 killed
2,000 prisoners

Summary

This was two separate actions against:

10 October: 3 battalions of Bourquin's Delhi army and 4 battalions of Perron's Coel army
14-18 October: Agra garrison of 4,500 under Colonel Hessing

Sindia's army of 9,000 retreated west when their European officers surrendered.

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Gerard Lake (1744-1808)

External Links

History of the Marathas Google Books
Maratha Wars www.heritage-history.com
Capture of Agra Fort Google Books
Plan of Agra Fort www.hat.net
Agra, Uttar Pradesh Wikipedia
Actions at Agra www.archive.org