Siege of Bhurtpore 1805

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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.