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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-mahratta/assaye.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Assaye] | [http://www.britishbattles.com/second-mahratta/assaye.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Assaye] | ||
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Revision as of 18:49, 18 November 2007
| Battle of Assaye | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of the 2nd Maratha War | ||
| Date: | September 23, 1803 | |
| Location: | Assaye, India | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Latitude & Longitude: | 20.250° 75.883° | |
| Result: | British Victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Maratha Confederacy | |
| Commanders | ||
| Colonel Arthur Wellesley | Sindhia, Ragojee Bhonsla, Colonel Pohlmann | |
| Strength | ||
| 4,500 Infantry 2,000 Cavalry 20 cannons |
20,000 Infantry 30,000 Cavalry 100 cannons | |
| Casualties | ||
| 428 killed 1,156 wounded |
1,200 killed 4,800 wounded 98 cannons lost | |
Recommended Reading
"Maratha War Papers" by A Bennell 1998 ISBN 0750920696
"Wellington in India" by Jac Weller ISBN 0 582 12784 x