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{{Battles_Infobox | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
| − | |partof=[ | + | |partof= [[:Category:1st Maratha War|1st Maratha War]] |
|date=15 February 1780 | |date=15 February 1780 | ||
| − | |location=[ | + | |location=[[Ahmedabad]], Gujarat |
| − | |presidency=Bengal | + | |presidency=[[Bengal]] |
| − | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.179700,78.021400&z=15&t=h&hl=en 23. | + | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.179700,78.021400&z=15&t=h&hl=en 23.103144°N 72.692302°E] |
|result=British victory | |result=British victory | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
| − | |combatant1=East India Company | + | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] |
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathas Marathas] | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathas Marathas] | ||
| − | |commander1=General Goddard | + | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101010858/ General Thomas Goddard] |
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
| − | |strength2= | + | |strength2=6000 infantry<br>2000 cavalry |
|casualties1=106 killed & wounded | |casualties1=106 killed & wounded | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | '''This was an event during the [[1st Maratha War]]'''<br> | ||
| + | == Biographies == | ||
| + | Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/167/mode/1up Thomas Goddard (1740?-1783)]<br> | ||
| + | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id= | + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cVMOAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#PPR3,M1 History of the Marathas] Google Books<br> |
| − | [[Category:Battles]] | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Maratha_War 1st Maratha War] Wikipedia<br> |
| + | [http://books.google.com/books?id=hRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA457&lpg=PA457&dq=general+goddard&source=web&ots=s-E__ZFB1x&sig=3kkbgTsAgP2jCDffE9VNJykPn50#PPA456,M1 Capture of Ahmadabad] Google Books<br> | ||
| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmedabad Ahmadabad, Gujarat] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA13&dq=Ahmedabad+Gazetteer+of+The+territories+under+the+Government+of+the+East+India+Company%2BCoimbatore&ei=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA13,M1 Ahmedabad] Gazetteer 1857 | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Historical books on-line ==== | ||
| + | ''History of the Mahrattas, Volume 2'' by James Grant Duff 1863 (Google Books) [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UWooAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA288&dq=A+history+of+the+Mahrattas,+Volume+2&cd=2#v=onepage&q&f=false Storming of Ahmadabad]<br> | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:Battles|Ahmadabad, Battle of 1780]] | ||
| + | [[Category:1st Maratha War|Ahmadabad, Battle of 1780]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:17, 13 March 2021
| Battle of Ahmadabad | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Maratha War | ||
| Date: | 15 February 1780 | |
| Location: | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 23.103144°N 72.692302°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Marathas | |
| Commanders | ||
| General Thomas Goddard | ||
| Strength | ||
| 6000 infantry 2000 cavalry | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 106 killed & wounded | ||
This was an event during the 1st Maratha War
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Thomas Goddard (1740?-1783)
External Links
History of the Marathas Google Books
1st Maratha War Wikipedia
Capture of Ahmadabad Google Books
Ahmadabad, Gujarat Wikipedia
Ahmedabad Gazetteer 1857
Historical books on-line
History of the Mahrattas, Volume 2 by James Grant Duff 1863 (Google Books) Storming of Ahmadabad
