Siege of Aligarh
Siege of Aligarh | |||||||
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Part of the Second Anglo-Maratha War | |||||||
Attack on Perron's camp and storming of Allyghur, Aug - Sep 1803 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
British East India Company | Maratha Empire (French) | ||||||
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
900 | 300 |
The siege of Aligarh also known as the Battle of Aligarh was fought between the
Scindia's menagerie were also used by the French.[3] During the battle, the British lost as many as 900 soldiers.[3] The then Duke of Wellington declared the capture as "One of the most extraordinary feats of the British conquest of Northern India".[4]
See also
References
- ^ Holman, Dennis (1961). Sikander Sahib; Life Of Colonel James Skinner 1778 - 1841. Heinemann. p. 80.
- ISBN 9788131300343.
- ^ ISBN 978-1490979120. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007.)
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link - ISBN 9788170238720. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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