The siege of Deeg (11–24 December 1804) was a siege of the main fort at Deeg, now in the Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, India, then within the Bharatpur Kingdom. Forces of the British East India Company, led by General Lake, captured the fort from its Marathan defenders.
| Siege of Deeg | |||||||||
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| Part of the Second Anglo-Maratha War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Bharatpur State | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 General Lake |
 Jaswantrao Holkar Ranjit Singh | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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3,757 men 39 guns |
1,869 men 73 guns | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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192 killed 35 wounded 6 guns destroyed |
300 killed 156 wounded 62 guns captured | ||||||||
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
editReferences
edit- ↑ Naravane, M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honorourable East India Company. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 93. ISBN 9788131300343.
- MacFarlane, Charles. A history of British India: from the earliest English intercourse to the present time
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