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|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathas Marathas] | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathas Marathas] | ||
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Lake,_1st_Viscount_Lake General Gerard Lake] | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Lake,_1st_Viscount_Lake General Gerard Lake] | ||
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| − | |strength1= [http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=76th_Regiment_of_Foot HM 76th Regiment of Foot] | + | |strength1= 2,000 cavalry<br>5,000 infantry<br> incl [http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=76th_Regiment_of_Foot HM 76th Regiment of Foot] |
| − | |strength2= | + | |strength2= 2,000 infantry |
| − | |casualties1= | + | |casualties1= 260 killed and wounded |
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
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| + | == Biographies == | ||
| + | Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/242/mode/1up Gerard Lake (1744-1808)]<br> | ||
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| + | == Spelling Variants == | ||
| + | Modern name: Aligarh<br> | ||
| + | Variants: Alighur/Aligurh/Allygurh/Alliegurh<br> | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=oXeDwk-8cWYC&pg=PA247&dq=Aligurh&as_brr=1&ei=msJHSLyFBpjSigHr57zsBA 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/Aligarh_fort Wikipedia - Aligarh Fort]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ally_Ghur Wikipedia - Battle of Aligarh]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA25&dq=Allygurh+Gazetteer+of+The+territories+under+the+Government+of+the+East+India+Company%2BCoimbatore&ei=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA25,M1 Allygurh - Gazetteer 1857] | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=oXeDwk-8cWYC&pg=PA247&dq=Aligurh&as_brr=1&ei=msJHSLyFBpjSigHr57zsBA 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/Aligarh_fort Wikipedia - Aligarh Fort]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ally_Ghur Wikipedia - Battle of Aligarh]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA25&dq=Allygurh+Gazetteer+of+The+territories+under+the+Government+of+the+East+India+Company%2BCoimbatore&ei=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA25,M1 Allygurh - Gazetteer 1857] | ||
Revision as of 11:24, 3 January 2010
| Battle of Alighur | ||
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| Part of 2nd Maratha War | ||
| Date: | 4 September 1803 | |
| Location: | 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 | Governor Pedron | |
| Strength | ||
| 2,000 cavalry 5,000 infantry incl HM 76th Regiment of Foot |
2,000 infantry | |
| Casualties | ||
| 260 killed and wounded | ||
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Gerard Lake (1744-1808)
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Aligarh
Variants: Alighur/Aligurh/Allygurh/Alliegurh
External Links
Google Books - History of the Marathas
Heritage History - Maratha Wars
Wikipedia - Aligarh Fort
Wikipedia - Battle of Aligarh
Allygurh - Gazetteer 1857
Related Articles
76th Regiment of Foot - Article that originally appeared on Cathy Day's website
