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== Field Force ==
== Field Force ==
*Bombay European Regiment
*[[1st Bombay (European) Fusiliers|Bombay European Regiment]]
*2nd Battalion 12th Madras Native Infantry
*[[84th Punjab Regiment|2nd Battalion 12th Madras Native Infantry]]
*2nd Battalion 7th Madras Native Infantry
*[[79th Carnatic Infantry|2nd Battalion 7th Madras Native Infantry]]
*2nd Battalion 9th Bombay Native Infantry
*[[18th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry|2nd Battalion 9th Bombay Native Infantry]]
*2nd Battalion 12th Madras Native Infantry
*Auxiliary battalion from Poona
*Auxiliary battalion from Poona
*700 Poona Auxiliary Horse
*700 Poona Auxiliary Horse

Revision as of 17:44, 23 October 2010

Capture of Wassota
Part of 3rd Maratha War
Date: 10 April 1818
Location: Vasota Fort, Maharashtra
Presidency: Bombay
Co-ordinates: 17.6666°N 73.783333°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Marathas
Commanders
Brig-Gen Sir Theophilus Pritzler Killedar of Wassota
Strength
Casualties

Spelling Variants

Modern name:Vasota
Spelling variants:Wassota/Waseeota

Field Force

External Links

3rd Maratha War Wikipedia
Maratha Wars Heritage History
Attack on Wassota Google Books
Capture of Wassota Google Books
Theophilus Pritzler Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Waseeota Gazetteer 1857