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+ | |partof=[[2nd Maratha War]] | ||
+ | |date=4 September 1803 | ||
+ | |location=[[Aligarh]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh Uttar Pradesh] | ||
+ | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
+ | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.896546,78.07366&z=14&t=h&hl=en 27.893754°N 78.068142°E] | ||
+ | |result=British victory | ||
+ | |territory= | ||
+ | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
+ | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathas Marathas] | ||
+ | |commander1=[[Gerard Lake|General Gerard Lake]] | ||
+ | |commander2=[[Pierre Perron|General Perron]] | ||
+ | |strength1= 2,000 cavalry<br>5,000 infantry<br> | ||
+ | |strength2= 2,000 infantry | ||
+ | |casualties1= 260 killed and wounded | ||
+ | |casualties2= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == 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> | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Spelling Variants == | ||
+ | Modern name: Aligarh<br> | ||
+ | Variants: Alighur/Aligurh/Allygurh/Alliegurh<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | == External Links == | ||
+ | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=oXeDwk-8cWYC&pg=PA247&dq=Aligurh&as_brr=1&ei=msJHSLyFBpjSigHr57zsBA History of the Marathas] Google Books<br> | ||
+ | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aligarh_fort Aligarh Fort] Wikipedia<br> | ||
+ | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ally_Ghur Battle of Aligarh] Wikipedia<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 | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Related Articles == | ||
+ | [[76th Regiment of Foot]] - Article that originally appeared on Cathy Day's website | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Category:Battles|Alighur 1803, Battle of]] | ||
+ | [[Category:2nd Maratha War|Alighur 1803, Battle of]] |
Latest revision as of 08:21, 19 April 2022
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 | General Perron | |
Strength | ||
2,000 cavalry 5,000 infantry |
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
History of the Marathas Google Books
Aligarh Fort Wikipedia
Battle of Aligarh Wikipedia
Allygurh Gazetteer 1857
Related Articles
76th Regiment of Foot - Article that originally appeared on Cathy Day's website