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== HEIC Forces == | |||
British Regiments: | |||
*HM [[19th Light Dragoons]] | |||
*[[74th Regiment of Foot|HM 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot]] | |||
*[[78th Regiment of Foot|HM 78th (Highland) Regiment of Foot]] | |||
*[[4th Madras Native Cavalry]] | |||
*[[5th Madras Native Cavalry]] | |||
*[[7th Madras Native Cavalry]] | |||
*[[62nd Punjab Regiment|2nd Madras Native Infantry]] | |||
*[[64th Pioneers|4th Madras Native Infantry]] | |||
*[[72nd Punjab Regiment|8th Madras Native Infantry]] | |||
*[[10th Madras Native Infantry]] | |||
*[[72nd Punjab Regiment|12th Madras Native Infantry]] (2nd Battalion) | |||
*Artillery comprising eight 12 pounders, two 5 ½ inch howitzers and some other pieces. | |||
== 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://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]<br>[http://www.napoleon-series.org/images/military/maps/miscellaneous/assaye.jpg Napoleon Series Battle Map]<br>[http://books.google.com/books?id=EDeFm4WHA7gC&pg=PA27&dq=Order+of+Battle+assaye+1803&ei=Q5j1SP3ACoGSyAT-wfDUCA&sig=ACfU3U3RsL1R3JoXRpxHzgFuI5_E0cpfzQ Simon Millar - Battle Order]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA46&dq=ASSAYE+Gazetteer+of+The+territories+under+the+Government+of+the+East+India+Company%2BCoimbatore&ei=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA46,M1 Assaye - Gazetteer 1857]<br>[http://etc.usf.edu/maps/pages/10500/10542/10542.htm Battle plan] Maps FCIT | [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://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]<br>[http://www.napoleon-series.org/images/military/maps/miscellaneous/assaye.jpg Napoleon Series Battle Map]<br>[http://books.google.com/books?id=EDeFm4WHA7gC&pg=PA27&dq=Order+of+Battle+assaye+1803&ei=Q5j1SP3ACoGSyAT-wfDUCA&sig=ACfU3U3RsL1R3JoXRpxHzgFuI5_E0cpfzQ Simon Millar - Battle Order]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA46&dq=ASSAYE+Gazetteer+of+The+territories+under+the+Government+of+the+East+India+Company%2BCoimbatore&ei=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA46,M1 Assaye - Gazetteer 1857]<br>[http://etc.usf.edu/maps/pages/10500/10542/10542.htm Battle plan] Maps FCIT | ||
Revision as of 17:50, 3 June 2009
| Battle of Assaye | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of the 2nd Maratha War | ||
| Date: | 23 September 1803 | |
| Location: | Assaye, Maharashtra | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 20.228642°N 75.908454°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Marathas | |
| Commanders | ||
| Colonel Arthur Wellesley | Col Anton Pohlmann | |
| Strength | ||
| 6,170 infantry 1,731 cavalry 5,400 irregular cavalry 22 cannon |
16,000 infantry 32,000 cavalry 245 cannon | |
| Casualties | ||
| 409 killed 1,211 wounded 18 missing |
Est 1,200 killed Est 3,600-4,800 wounded | |
HEIC Forces
British Regiments:
- HM 19th Light Dragoons
- HM 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot
- HM 78th (Highland) Regiment of Foot
- 4th Madras Native Cavalry
- 5th Madras Native Cavalry
- 7th Madras Native Cavalry
- 2nd Madras Native Infantry
- 4th Madras Native Infantry
- 8th Madras Native Infantry
- 10th Madras Native Infantry
- 12th Madras Native Infantry (2nd Battalion)
- Artillery comprising eight 12 pounders, two 5 ½ inch howitzers and some other pieces.
External Links
Google Books - History of the Marathas
Heritage History - Maratha Wars
Wikipedia - Battle of Assaye
BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Assaye
Napoleon Series Battle Map
Simon Millar - Battle Order
Assaye - Gazetteer 1857
Battle plan Maps FCIT
Recommended Reading
"Wellington in India" by Jac Weller ISBN 0 582 12784 x
"Maratha War Papers" by A Bennell 1998 ISBN 0750920696
"Assaye 1803 Wellington's first and bloodiest victory " by Simon Millar ISBN 1-84603-0001-3
Survey 1920-1946