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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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
General Lake | Pierre Cuillier-Perron | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
900 | 300 |
The Siege of Aligarh also known as the Battle of Aligarh was fought between the Maratha Confederacy and the British East India Company during the Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805) at Aligarh, India.[1]
Aligarh Fort, one of the strongest forts in India, was fortified and commanded by a French mercenary officer Pierre Perron. It was laid under siege on 1 September 1803, by the British 76th Regiment, now known as the Yorkshire Regiment, under General Lord Gerard Lake. It was captured from the Marathas and French on 4 September 1803.[2] During the assault, fourteen ditches were lined with sword-blades and poisoned chevaux-de-frise around the fort by the French soldiers. The walls were reinforced with French artillery. Tigers and Lions of Scindia's menagerie were also used by the French.[2] During the battle, the British lost as many as 900 soldiers.[2] The then Duke of Wellington declared the capture as "One of the most extraordinary feats of the British conquest of Northern India".[3]
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References[]
- ^ Naravane, M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honorourable East India Company. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 75. ISBN 9788131300343.
- ^ a b c Thackeray, William Makepeace (2013). "The Tremendous Adventures of Major Gahagan Chapter 2". CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1490979120. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ Butalia, Ramesh C. (1998). The Evolution of the Artillery in India. Allied. p. 239. ISBN 9788170238720. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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