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Urged by the news that a fleet had left Portugal to recover Salsette and Bassein, determined to gain possession of [[Thane]].
Mostyn's negotiations for the cession of Thana were rejected. On the 12th December 1774, under Brigadier General Robert Gordon. A , a breach in the defences was made on the 24th, on the 17th an attempt to fill the ditch was repulsed with the loss of 100 Europeans. But on the evening of the 28th the fort was carried by assault, and the greater part of the garrison were put to the sword.
During the siege Commodore Watson, who was in command of the naval force, was mortally wounded by particles of sand driven into his body by a cannon shot, which stuck the ground close to him.
Thana fort is geometric with strong earthwork revetments radiating from the core. Seen from above, the defences are still visible. [http://wikimapia.org/96843/Thane-Central-Jail Thana Fort]
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