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Battle of Corygaum

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|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101026323/ Capt Francis Staunton]
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baji_Rao_II Peshwa Baji Rao II]
|strength1= 500 Infantry<br>250 Cavalry<br>2 guns|strength2= 20,000 Cavalry<br>8,000 Infantry|casualties1=Grenadiers: 50 killed and 105 wounded<br>Artillery: 12 killed and 8 wounded<br>Cavalry: 96 killed, wounded or missing|casualties2= 500 or 600
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== Staunton's Forces ==
*500 [[2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of Bombay Infantry (Grenadiers)|2 Btn 1st Bombay Grenadiers]] (Capt Staunton)
*250 Reformed Horse (Lieut Swanston)
*24 European gunners with two 6-pounder guns Madras Artillery (Lieut Chisholm)
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Koregaon<br>
Variants:Corygaum/Korygaom<br>
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Anglo-Maratha_War Wikipedia - 3rd Maratha War]Wikipedia<br>[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mahratta.php Heritage History - Maratha Wars]Heritage History<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Koregaon Wikipedia - Battle of Koregaon]Wikipedia<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cREaAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA33&dq=Corygaum&ei=wyc0SKqhFI-KzQS3nanMDw Google Books - Battle of Corygaum]Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=oXeDwk-8cWYC&pg=PA433&dq=Korygaom&ei=VTE0SJDlLYT6yASG8aXMDw#PPA433,M1 Google Books - Defence of Korygaom]Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=O4R8RmH_FQUC&pg=PA73&dq=Corygaum&as_brr=3&cd=6#v=onepage&q=Corygaum&f=false Corygaum] Google Books

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