Siege of Deeg
| Siege of Deeg | |||||||||
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| Part of The Second Anglo-Maratha War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 British East India Company | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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General Lake |
 Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 227 troops | Unknown | ||||||||
The siege of Deeg (11–24 December 1804) was a siege of the main fort at
British East India Company, led by General Lake
, captured the fort from its Marathan defenders.
The siege started on 20 November, the bombardment on 13 December, and a breach made at Shahburz, a salient on the southwest side of the fort, on 23 December. A three-pronged attack took place that night and the Marathas retreated to Bharatpur on the 24th. The British suffered 227 casualties.[1]
See also
References
- ISBN 9788131300343.
- MacFarlane, Charles. A history of British India: from the earliest English intercourse to the present time
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