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| result = [[Jat]]-[[Maratha]] victory |
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| combatant1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[British East India Company]] |
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| combatant2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg}} [[Maratha Confederacy]]<br>{{*}} [[File:Indore Flag.svg|25px]] [[Indore State]]<br>[[File:Flag of Bharatpur.png|23px]] [[Kingdom of Bharatpur]] |
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| commander1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} General Fraser ([[Wounded in action|WIA]]) |
| commander1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} General Fraser ([[Wounded in action|WIA]]) |
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| commander2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg}} [[Yashwantrao Holkar]]<br> [[File:Flag of Bharatpur.png|23px]] [[Ranjit Singh of Bharatpur]] |
| commander2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg}} [[Yashwantrao Holkar]]<br> [[File:Flag of Bharatpur.png|23px]] [[Ranjit Singh of Bharatpur]] |
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| casualties1 = 87 guns captured by the Marathas and Jats <br> 643 killed or wounded |
| casualties1 = 87 guns captured by the Marathas and Jats <br> 643 killed or wounded |
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== Battle == |
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{{Campaignbox Second Anglo-Maratha War}} |
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The '''Battle of Deeg''', fought on 13 November 1804, took place outside [[Deeg]], now in the [[Bharatpur district]] of [[Rajasthan]], India. A force of the [[British East India Company]] led by Major General Fraser were defeated by a Maratha force under [[Yashwantrao Holkar]] and a force of [[Hindu]] [[Jats]] led by [[Ranjit Singh of Bharatpur|Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]. Fraser was himself mortally wounded in the attack. The Marathas captured about 87 guns of the enemy's 160. British casualties were over 640 killed or wounded. Maratha casualties were estimated at over 2,000.{{cn|date=October 2023}} |
The '''Battle of Deeg''', fought on 13 November 1804, took place outside [[Deeg]], now in the [[Bharatpur district]] of [[Rajasthan]], India. A force of the [[British East India Company]] led by Major General Fraser were defeated by a Maratha force under [[Yashwantrao Holkar]] and a force of [[Hindu]] [[Jats]] led by [[Ranjit Singh of Bharatpur|Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]. Fraser was himself mortally wounded in the attack. The Marathas captured about 87 guns of the enemy's 160. British casualties were over 640 killed or wounded. Maratha casualties were estimated at over 2,000.{{cn|date=October 2023}} |
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[[Category:Battles of the Second Anglo-Maratha War]] |
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[[Category:Battles involving the British East India Company]] |
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[[Category:Battles involving the Maratha |
[[Category:Battles involving the Maratha Confederacy]] |
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[[Category:History of Bharatpur, Rajasthan]] |
[[Category:History of Bharatpur, Rajasthan]] |
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[[Category:November 1804 events]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:27, 11 December 2024
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| Battle of Deeg | |||||||
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| Part of The Second Anglo-Maratha War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 British East India Company |
 Maratha Confederacy•  Indore State Kingdom of Bharatpur | ||||||
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General Fraser (WIA) |
Yashwantrao Holkar Ranjit Singh of Bharatpur | ||||||
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Unknown number of troops 160 guns | Unknown number of troops | ||||||
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87 guns captured by the Marathas and Jats 643 killed or wounded | About 2,000 dead or wounded | ||||||
| This battle resulted in Siege of Deeg | |||||||
The Battle of Deeg, fought on 13 November 1804, took place outside Deeg, now in the Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, India. A force of the British East India Company led by Major General Fraser were defeated by a Maratha force under Yashwantrao Holkar and a force of Hindu Jats led by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Fraser was himself mortally wounded in the attack. The Marathas captured about 87 guns of the enemy's 160. British casualties were over 640 killed or wounded. Maratha casualties were estimated at over 2,000.[citation needed]
"The British loss was heavy - 643 killed and wounded", including General Fraser.[1]
The action was followed up by a Siege of Deeg Fort (11 – 24 December 1804).
In fiction
[edit]- The battle and ensuing siege (together with statistics culled from Duff) are briefly described in G.A.Henty's 1902 book, At the Point of the Bayonet: A Tale of the Mahratta War
References
[edit]- ^ Naravane, M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honorourable East India Company. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. pp. 92–93. ISBN 9788131300343.
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