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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=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Cuillier-Perron General Perron] | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Cuillier-Perron General Perron] | ||
|strength1= 5,000 infantry<br>2,500 cavalry | |strength1= 5,000 infantry<br>2,500 cavalry | ||
Revision as of 15:48, 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