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[[Category:Battles|Gujerat, Battle of 1780]]
[[Category:Battles|Gujerat, Battle of 1780]]
[[Category:1st Maratha War|Gujerat, Battle of 1780]]
[[Category:1st Maratha War|Gujerat, Battle of 1780]]
 
{{Battles_Infobox
See [[Battle of Ahmadabad 1780]]
|partof= [[:Category:1st Maratha War|1st Maratha War]]
|date=1-26 January 1780
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dabhoi Dabhoi], Gujarat
|presidency=[[Bombay]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=22.12947,73.417539&z=12&t=h&hl=en 22.12947°N 73.417539°E] 
|result=Annexation of territory
|territory=
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathas Marathas]
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101010858/ General Thomas Goddard]
|commander2=Fateh Singh Gaikwad
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1=
|casualties2=
}}
== 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. A treaty was signed with the Gaikwad on 23 January.
== 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/First_Anglo-Maratha_War Wikipedia - 1st Maratha War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=r4hHNz7T-AEC&pg=PA141&dq=Goddard+1780&as_brr=3&ei=8e92Sf-ZJ4TMlQTjkYTcBg#PPA141,M1 Google Books - Campaign in Gularat]