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|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathas Marathas] | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathas Marathas] | ||
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101010858/ General Thomas Goddard] | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101010858/ General Thomas Goddard] | ||
|commander2=Fateh Singh Gaikwad | |commander2=Fateh Singh [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaekwad Gaikwad] | ||
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== Gujarat Campaign == | == Gujarat Campaign == | ||
This was General Goddard's operation to reduce Maratha possessions south of the Tapti river. The major action was the capture of Dabhoi which was occupied when the enemy evacuated it overnight. A treaty was signed with the Gaikwad on 23 January. | This was General Goddard's operation to reduce Maratha possessions south of the Tapti river. The major action was the capture of Dabhoi which was occupied when the enemy evacuated it overnight. A treaty was signed with the Gaikwad on 23 January. | ||
== Biographies == | |||
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/167/mode/1up Thomas Goddard (1740?-1783)]<br> | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||