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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwalior_State Gwalior State] | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwalior_State Gwalior State] | ||
|commander1=[ | |commander1=[[Hugh Gough|Maj Gen Sir Hugh Gough]] | ||
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayajirao_Scindia Jayajirao Scindia] | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayajirao_Scindia Jayajirao Scindia] | ||
|strength1=14,000<br>40 guns | |strength1=14,000<br>40 guns | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.indohistory.com/the_gwalior_war.html | [http://www.indohistory.com/the_gwalior_war.html Gwalior War] Google Books<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/tenyearsinindiai00gouluoft#page/64/mode/2up | [http://www.athelstane.co.uk/kingston/soldiers/sldrs03.htm Maharajpore] Google Books<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=LE8ZAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA382&dq=Gwalior+1843&as_brr=3&ei=fRz2SJzjH5b0ygS-6exJ Battle at Maharajpore] Google Books<br> | |||
[http://www.keepmilitarymuseum.org/newport_family.php?&dx=1&ob=3&rpn=empire 39th Foot in the Battle] Keep Military Museum<br> | |||
[http://www.keepmilitarymuseum.org/gallery.php?&id=111587&sid=01f421d12cd2283172c76661436e51cb&frompage=%2Fnewport_family.php%3F%26dx%3D1%26sid%3D01f421d12cd2283172c76661436e51cb%26ob%3D3%26rpn%3Dnewport_family Battle Plan] Keep Military Museum<br> | |||
==== Historical books on-line ==== | |||
''Ten years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers'' by W.J.D. Gould 1888 [http://www.archive.org/stream/tenyearsinindiai00gouluoft#page/64/mode/2up page 65 Maharajpoor] (archive.org) | |||
[[Image:Maharajpurmap.jpg|thumb|right|Maharajpur Location<br>1920-1946 Survey]] | [[Image:Maharajpurmap.jpg|thumb|right|Maharajpur Location<br>1920-1946 Survey]] | ||
Revision as of 08:11, 22 April 2011
| Battle of Maharajpore | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Gwalior Campaign 1843 | ||
| Date: | 29 December 1843 | |
| Location: | Maharajpur, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.503139°N 77.963359°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Gwalior State | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen Sir Hugh Gough | Jayajirao Scindia | |
| Strength | ||
| 14,000 40 guns |
15,000 infantry 3,000 cavalry 100 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Gwalior War Google Books
Maharajpore Google Books
Battle at Maharajpore Google Books
39th Foot in the Battle Keep Military Museum
Battle Plan Keep Military Museum
Historical books on-line
Ten years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers by W.J.D. Gould 1888 page 65 Maharajpoor (archive.org)
1920-1946 Survey