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{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=the [[2nd Maratha War]]
|partof=the [[2nd Maratha War]]
|date=Jan-Feb 1805
|date=3 January-22 February 1805
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharatpur,_India Bharatpur, Rajastan]  
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharatpur,_India Bharatpur, Rajastan]  
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.2156,77.490153&z=15&t=h&hl=en 27.223213°N 77.497929°E]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.2156,77.490153&z=15&t=h&hl=en 27.223213°N 77.497929°E]
|result=British victory
|result=British defeat
|territory=
|territory=
|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=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Lake,_1st_Viscount_Lake General Gerrard Lake]
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Lake,_1st_Viscount_Lake General Gerard Lake]
|commander2=Rajah of Bhurtpore
|commander2=Rajah of Bhurtpore
|strength1=  
|strength1=  
|strength2=  
|strength2=  
|casualties1=
|casualties1= 2334 killed and wounded
|casualties2=  
|casualties2=  
}}
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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cVMOAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#PPR3,M1 Google Books - History of the Marathas]
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cVMOAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#PPR3,M1 Google Books - History of the Marathas]<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101015900/ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Gerard Lake]

Revision as of 17:45, 26 February 2008

Siege of Bhurtpore 1805
Part of the 2nd Maratha War
Date: 3 January-22 February 1805
Location: Bharatpur, Rajastan
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 27.223213°N 77.497929°E
Result: British defeat
Combatants
East India Company Marathas
Commanders
General Gerard Lake Rajah of Bhurtpore
Strength
Casualties
2334 killed and wounded

External Links

Google Books - History of the Marathas
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Gerard Lake