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*[http://www.google.com/books?id=q94KAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA1 "Journal of the Siege of Bhurtpoor"] from ''The British Indian Military Repository Volume 3 1824'' Google Books
 
*[http://www.google.com/books?id=q94KAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA1 "Journal of the Siege of Bhurtpoor"] from ''The British Indian Military Repository Volume 3 1824'' Google Books
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*[https://archive.org/details/memoirsofextraor00shiprich/page/n7/mode/2up ''Memoirs of the extraordinary military career of John Shipp, late a lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment''] written by himself.  A new illustrated edition with an Introduction by H Manners Chichester 1890 Archive.org. Originally published 1829 in 3 volumes [https://archive.org/details/memoirsofextraor01shipiala/page/n9/mode/2up Volume 1] [https://archive.org/details/memoirsofextraor02shipiala/page/n7/mode/2up Volume 2] [https://archive.org/details/memoirsofextraor03shipiala/page/n7/mode/2up Volume 3] and [https://archive.org/details/memoirsofextraor00ship/page/n5/mode/2up 1843 edition] with a further chapter. Archive.org
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:He first enlisted in 1797 age 13 (born 1784)  and  was with the [[22nd Regiment of Foot]] in India, where he took part in the siege of Bhurtpore (page 99)  and as a result he was promoted to be an officer in 1805. He sold out in 1808 and re-enlisted and went to India again. In 1815 he was promoted and became an ensign in the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers, Chapter 9, commencing page 155.  He left India in 1825.

Latest revision as of 04:31, 5 January 2023

Siege of Bhurtpore 1805
Part of the 2nd Maratha War
Date: 3 January-22 February 1805
Location: Bharatpur, Rajastan
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 27.223213°N 77.497929°E
Result: British defeat
Combatants
East India Company Marathas
Commanders
General Gerard Lake Rajah of Bhurtpore
Strength
Casualties
2334 killed and wounded

Also see

External links

Google Books - History of the Marathas
Heritage History - Maratha Wars
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Gerard Lake

Historical books online

He first enlisted in 1797 age 13 (born 1784) and was with the 22nd Regiment of Foot in India, where he took part in the siege of Bhurtpore (page 99) and as a result he was promoted to be an officer in 1805. He sold out in 1808 and re-enlisted and went to India again. In 1815 he was promoted and became an ensign in the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers, Chapter 9, commencing page 155. He left India in 1825.