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|partof =the [[2nd Maratha War]]
|-
|date =23 September 1803
!colspan="2" align="centre" style="background-color:lightsteelblue;color:#black;" |<span style="font-size:12pt;">'''{{{Conflict|{{PAGENAME}}}}}'''</span>
|location =Assaye, Maharashtra
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
|presidency =[[Madras ]]
|colspan="2" align="center" style="background-color:lightsteelblue;"|'''Part of the''' [[2nd Maratha War]]
|co -ordinates =[http ://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll =20.189487,75.534814&z =7&t =h&hl =en 20.189487°N 75.534814°E]
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
|result =British victory
|align="left"|'''Date:'''
|territory =
||{{{Date|September 23, 1803}}}
|combatant1 =[[ East India Company]]
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
|combatant2 =[http ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathas Marathas]
|align="left"|'''Location:'''
|commander1 =[http ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wellesley%2C_1st_Duke_of_Wellington Colonel Arthur Wellesley]
||{{{Location|[[Assaye]], India}}}
|commander2=Col. Pohlmann
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
|strength1 =
|align="left"|'''Presidency:'''
|strength2 =
||{{{Presidency|Madras}}}
|casualties1 =
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
|casualties2 =
|align="left"|'''Latitude & Longitude:'''
}}
||{{{Latitude & Longitude |20.250° 75.883°}}}
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
== External Links ==
|align="left"|'''Result:'''
[http ://books.google.co.uk/books?id =cVMOAAAAQAAJ&printsec =frontcover #PPR3 ,M1 Google Books - History of the Marathas] <br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Assaye Wikipedia - Battle of Assaye] <br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-mahratta/assaye.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Assaye]
||{{{result|British Victory}}}
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
|colspan="2" align="center" style="background-color:lightsteelblue;"|'''Combatants'''
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
|style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"|{{{combatant1|East India Company}}}
||{{{combatant2|[[Maratha Confederacy]]}}}
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
|colspan="2" align="center" style="background-color:lightsteelblue;"|'''Commanders'''
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
|style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"|{{{commander1|Colonel [[Arthur Wellesley]]}}}
||{{{commander2|[[Sindhia]], [[Ragojee Bhonsla]],<br> Colonel [[Pohlmann]]}}}
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
|colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:lightsteelblue;"|'''Strength'''
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
|style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"|{{{strength1|4,500 Infantry <br> 2,000 Cavalry <br> 20 cannons}}}
||{{{strength2|20,000 Infantry <br> 30,000 Cavalry <br> 100 cannons}}}
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
|colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:lightsteelblue;"|'''Casualties'''
|- style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"
|style="border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;" border="1"|{{{casualties1|428 killed <br> 1,156 wounded}}}
||{{{casualties2|1,200 killed <br> 4,800 wounded <br> 98 cannons lost}}}
|}
== Recommended Reading ==
== Recommended Reading ==
"''Maratha War Papers''" by A Bennell 1998 ISBN 0750920696
''"Wellington in India"'' by Jac Weller ISBN 0 582 12784 x<br> "''Maratha War Papers''" by A Bennell 1998 ISBN 0750920696
''"Wellington in India"'' by Jac Weller ISBN 0 582 12784 x
== External Links ==
[[Image :Assayemap .jpg|thumb|Assaye Location<br>Survey 1920 -1946] ]
[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-mahratta/assaye.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Assaye]
External Links
Google Books - History of the Marathas Wikipedia - Battle of Assaye BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Assaye
Recommended Reading
"Wellington in India" by Jac Weller ISBN 0 582 12784 x "Maratha War Papers " by A Bennell 1998 ISBN 0750920696
Assaye Location Survey 1920-1946