Battle of Corygaum

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Battle of Corygaum
Part of 3rd Maratha War
Date: 1 January 1818
Location: Koregaon, Pune, Maharashtra
Presidency: Bombay
Co-ordinates: 18.647881°N 74.052915°E
Result: Indecisive
Combatants
East India Company Marathas
Commanders
Capt Francis Staunton Peshwa Baji Rao II
Strength
500 Infantry
250 Cavalry
2 guns 		20,000 Cavalry
8,000 Infantry
Casualties
Grenadiers: 50 killed and 105 wounded
Artillery: 12 killed and 8 wounded
Cavalry: 96 killed, wounded or missing 		500 or 600

Staunton's Forces

  • 500 2 Btn 1st Bombay Grenadiers (Capt Staunton)
  • 250 Reformed Horse (Lieut Swanston)
  • 24 European gunners with two 6-pounder guns Madras Artillery (Lieut Chisholm)

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Koregaon
Variants:Corygaum/Korygaom

External Links

3rd Maratha War Wikipedia
Maratha Wars Heritage History
Battle of Koregaon Wikipedia
Battle of Corygaum Google Books
Defence of Korygaom Google Books
Corygaum Google Books

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