Battle of Coel

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Battle of Coel
Part of 2nd Maratha War
Date: 29 August 1803
Location: Near Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 27.893754°N 78.068142°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Marathas
Commanders
General Gerard Lake General Perron
Strength
5,000 infantry
2,500 cavalry
2,000 infantry
8,000 cavalry
Casualties

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Aligarh
Variants: Koil/Coel/Kol

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Gerard Lake (1744-1808)
Perron (Pierre Cuillier) (1755-1834)

External Links

Aligarh Fort Wikipedia
Action at Coel Google Books
Events before Aligarh Google Books


Koil Location
Survey 1920-1946