Battle of Ahmadabad

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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