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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