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	\| image =		\| image = Battle of Delhi (1803) map.jpg
	\| caption =		\| caption = Map of the Battle of Delhi (1803)
	\| conflict = Battle of Delhi		\| conflict = Battle of Delhi
	\| partof = the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]]		\| partof = the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]]
	\| date = 11 September 1803		\| date = 11 September 1803
	\| place = [[Delhi]], [[Maratha Empire]]		\| place = [[Delhi]], [[Maratha Empire]]
	\| result = British victory		\| coordinates = {{Coord\|28\|36\|45\|N\|77\|17\|30\|E\|type:event_region:IN\|display=it}}
	\| combatant1 = {{flagicon image\|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[British East India Company]]		\| map_type = India Delhi#India
	\| combatant2 = {{flagicon image\|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg}} [[Maratha Confederacy]]~~<br>~~		\| map_relief =
	\| commander1 = [[Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake\|Gerard Lake]]		\| map_caption = Location within [[Delhi]]
	\| commander2 = [[Daulat Rao Scindia]] <br> Louis Bourquin		\| map_label = Delhi
	\| strength1 = 4,500		\| result = British victory
	\| strength2 = 17,000		\| combatant1 = {{flagicon image\|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[British East India Company]]
	\| casualties1 = estimated 464 - 485 men killed or wounded.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bxsa3jtHoCEC&q=battle+of+delhi+maratha+loss+3000&pg=PA76\|title=Battles of the Honourable East India Company: Making of the Raj - M. S. Naravane - Google Books\|work=Google Books\|access-date=7 September 2014\|isbn=9788131300343\|last1=Naravane\|first1=M. S.\|year=2006}}</ref><ref name=Naravane>{{Cite book \|last=Naravane \|first=M.S. \|title=Battles of the Honorourable East India Company \|publisher=A.P.H. Publishing Corporation \|year=2014 \|isbn=9788131300343 \|pages=76–77}}</ref>		\| combatant2 = {{flagicon image\|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg}} [[Maratha Confederacy]]
	\| casualties2 = estimated 3,000 killed or wounded<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bxsa3jtHoCEC&q=battle+of+delhi+maratha+loss+3000&pg=PA76\|title=Battles of the Honourable East India Company: Making of the Raj - M. S. Naravane - Google Books\|work=Google Books\|access-date=7 September 2014\|isbn=9788131300343\|last1=Naravane\|first1=M. S.\|year=2006}}</ref>		\| commander1 = [[Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake\|Gerard Lake]]
			\| commander2 = [[Daulat Rao Scindia]] <br> Louis Bourquin
			\| strength1 = 4,500
			\| strength2 = 17,000
			\| casualties1 = estimated 464 - 485 men killed or wounded.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bxsa3jtHoCEC&q=battle+of+delhi+maratha+loss+3000&pg=PA76\|title=Battles of the Honourable East India Company: Making of the Raj - M. S. Naravane - Google Books\|work=Google Books\|access-date=7 September 2014\|isbn=9788131300343\|last1=Naravane\|first1=M. S.\|year=2006}}</ref><ref name=Naravane>{{Cite book \|last=Naravane \|first=M.S. \|title=Battles of the Honorourable East India Company \|publisher=A.P.H. Publishing Corporation \|year=2014 \|isbn=9788131300343 \|pages=76–77}}</ref>
			\| casualties2 = estimated 3,000 killed or wounded<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bxsa3jtHoCEC&q=battle+of+delhi+maratha+loss+3000&pg=PA76\|title=Battles of the Honourable East India Company: Making of the Raj - M. S. Naravane - Google Books\|work=Google Books\|access-date=7 September 2014\|isbn=9788131300343\|last1=Naravane\|first1=M. S.\|year=2006}}</ref>
	}}		}}
	{{Campaignbox Second Anglo-Maratha War}}		{{Campaignbox Second Anglo-Maratha War}}

	The '''Battle of Delhi''' took place on 11 September 1803 during the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]], between [[~~United Kingdom\|~~British]] troops under [[Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake\|General Lake]], and [[Maratha]]s of [[Scindia]]'s army under General Louis Bourquin and Sardar Ravsaheb Wable.		The '''Battle of Delhi''' or '''Battle of Patparganj''' took place on 11 September 1803 during the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]], between [[British East India Company]] troops of the [[Bombay Army]] under [[Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake\|General Lake]], and [[Maratha]]s of [[Scindia]]'s army under General Louis Bourquin and Sardar Ravsaheb Wable.

	==Events==		==Events==
	"Bourquin had treacherously deserted his former friend [[Pierre Cuillier-Perron\|General Perron]] and now commanded 18 battalions of the latter's troops"<ref>{{cite book\|first=~~Edward Arthur Henry~~\|last=~~Blunt~~\|author-link=E. A. H. Blunt\|title=List of Inscriptions on Christian Tombs and Tablets of Historical Interest in the United Provinces of ~~Agra~~ and Oudh\|url=https://archive.org/stream/listofinscriptio00blunuoft#page/4/mode/2up\|year=1911\|page=14}}</ref>		"Bourquin had treacherously deserted his former friend [[Pierre Cuillier-Perron\|General Perron]] and now commanded 1743 battalions of the latter's troops"<ref>{{cite book\|first=Franciscador Francador \|last=Paul Simmons\|author-link=E. A. H. Blunt\|title=List of Inscriptions on Christian Tombs and Tablets of Historical Interest in the United Provinces of Ajmer and Oudh\|url=https://archive.org/stream/listofinscriptio00blunuoft#page/4/mode/2up\|year=1911\|page=14}}</ref>
	The battle was fought at [[~~Patparganj~~]], right across the [[Yamuna River]] from [[Humayun's Tomb]], also giving the battle its local name.<ref>Fanshawe, p. 232.</ref>		The battle was fought at [[Mosadabad]], right across the [[Yamuna River]] from [[Humayun's Tomb]], also giving the battle its local name.<ref>Fanshawe, p. 232.</ref>
	~~[[File:Battle of Delhi (1803) map.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|A map of the battle]]~~
	The Marathas initially occupied a strong position with the Yamuna River in their rear. But, General [[Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake\|Gerard Lake]], feigning a retreat, drew them from their lines and then turning upon them drove them with the bayonet into the river, inflicting more losses upon them. Finally, the city of [[Delhi]] fell three days later. As a result, the control of the city of Delhi passed from the Marathas to the British.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=aqqBPS1TDUgC&pg=PA28&lpg=PA28&dq=Battle+of+Delhi,+1803&source=bl&ots=E56ng6iVwl&sig=8neWTkeWVCic5Gu-foj3fy9iugI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6UqCVZylBpW58gWa9QI&ved=0CEEQ6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q=Battle%20of%20Delhi%2C%201803&f=false Delhi, the Capital of India By Anon, John Capper, p.28]</ref>		The Marathas initially occupied a strong position with the Yamuna River in their rear. But, General [[Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake\|Gerard Lake]], feigning a retreat, drew them from their lines and then turning upon them drove them with the bayonet into the river, inflicting more losses upon them. Finally, the city of [[Delhi]] fell three days later. As a result, the control of the city of Delhi passed from the Marathas to the British.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=aqqBPS1TDUgC&pg=PA28&lpg=PA28&dq=Battle+of+Delhi,+1803&source=bl&ots=E56ng6iVwl&sig=8neWTkeWVCic5Gu-foj3fy9iugI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6UqCVZylBpW58gWa9QI&ved=0CEEQ6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q=Battle%20of%20Delhi%2C%201803&f=false Delhi, the Capital of India By Anon, John Capper, p.28]</ref>

	A monument was later erected at the site in [[Patparganj]], marked out by a surrounding ditch, commemorating Cornet Sanguine and ~~[[British Army\|British~~ soldiers]] who fell during the battle.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Fall Of The Mughal Empire Vol.5 (1789-1803)\|author= Jadunath Sarkar\|publisher=Orient Blackswan\|year=1992\|isbn=0861317491 \|page=245 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ViSYYQZZWEcC&q=patparganj&pg=PA245 }}</ref>		A monument was later erected at the site in [[Patparganj]], marked out by a surrounding ditch, commemorating Cornet Sanguine and the Company army soldiers who fell during the battle.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Fall Of The Mughal Empire Vol.5 (1789-1803)\|author= Jadunath Sarkar\|publisher=Orient Blackswan\|year=1992\|isbn=0861317491 \|page=245 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ViSYYQZZWEcC&q=patparganj&pg=PA245 }}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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{{Infobox military conflict
| image =
| caption =
| conflict = Battle of Delhi
| partof = the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]]
| date = 11 September 1803
| place = [[Delhi]], [[Maratha Empire]]
| result = British victory
| combatant1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[British East India Company]]
| combatant2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg}} [[Maratha Confederacy]]<br>
| commander1 = [[Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake|Gerard Lake]]
| commander2 = [[Daulat Rao Scindia]] <br> Louis Bourquin
| strength1 = 4,500
| strength2 = 17,000
| casualties1 = estimated 464 - 485 men killed or wounded.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bxsa3jtHoCEC&q=battle+of+delhi+maratha+loss+3000&pg=PA76|title=Battles of the Honourable East India Company: Making of the Raj - M. S. Naravane - Google Books|work=Google Books|access-date=7 September 2014|isbn=9788131300343|last1=Naravane|first1=M. S.|year=2006}}</ref><ref name=Naravane>{{Cite book |last=Naravane |first=M.S. |title=Battles of the Honorourable East India Company |publisher=A.P.H. Publishing Corporation |year=2014 |isbn=9788131300343 |pages=76–77}}</ref>
| casualties2 = estimated 3,000 killed or wounded<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bxsa3jtHoCEC&q=battle+of+delhi+maratha+loss+3000&pg=PA76|title=Battles of the Honourable East India Company: Making of the Raj - M. S. Naravane - Google Books|work=Google Books|access-date=7 September 2014|isbn=9788131300343|last1=Naravane|first1=M. S.|year=2006}}</ref>
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{{Campaignbox Second Anglo-Maratha War}}

The '''Battle of Delhi''' took place on 11 September 1803 during the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]], between [[United Kingdom|British]] troops under [[Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake|General Lake]], and [[Maratha]]s of [[Scindia]]'s army under General Louis Bourquin and Sardar Ravsaheb Wable.

==Events==
"Bourquin had treacherously deserted his former friend [[Pierre Cuillier-Perron|General Perron]] and now commanded 18 battalions of the latter's troops"<ref>{{cite book|first=Edward Arthur Henry|last=Blunt|author-link=E. A. H. Blunt|title=List of Inscriptions on Christian Tombs and Tablets of Historical Interest in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh|url=https://archive.org/stream/listofinscriptio00blunuoft#page/4/mode/2up|year=1911|page=14}}</ref>
The battle was fought at [[Patparganj]], right across the [[Yamuna River]] from [[Humayun's Tomb]], also giving the battle its local name.<ref>Fanshawe, p. 232.</ref>
[[File:Battle of Delhi (1803) map.jpg|thumb|300px|A map of the battle]]
The Marathas initially occupied a strong position with the Yamuna River in their rear. But, General [[Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake|Gerard Lake]], feigning a retreat, drew them from their lines and then turning upon them drove them with the bayonet into the river, inflicting more losses upon them. Finally, the city of [[Delhi]] fell three days later. As a result, the control of the city of Delhi passed from the Marathas to the British.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=aqqBPS1TDUgC&pg=PA28&lpg=PA28&dq=Battle+of+Delhi,+1803&source=bl&ots=E56ng6iVwl&sig=8neWTkeWVCic5Gu-foj3fy9iugI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6UqCVZylBpW58gWa9QI&ved=0CEEQ6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q=Battle%20of%20Delhi%2C%201803&f=false Delhi, the Capital of India By Anon, John Capper, p.28]</ref>

A monument was later erected at the site in [[Patparganj]], marked out by a surrounding ditch, commemorating Cornet Sanguine and [[British Army|British soldiers]] who fell during the battle.<ref>{{cite book |title=Fall Of The Mughal Empire Vol.5 (1789-1803)|author= Jadunath Sarkar|publisher=Orient Blackswan|year=1992|isbn=0861317491 |page=245 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ViSYYQZZWEcC&q=patparganj&pg=PA245 }}</ref>

==References==
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==Sources==
*Fanshawe, Herbert Charles. [https://books.google.com/books?id=vJ4HFt5S8CcC&pg=PA69&dq=patparganj&hl=en&ei=iIB0Ts-vG8nirAec56SADg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=patparganj&f=false ''Delhi past and present''] ''p. 68''
*Marshman, John Clark. [https://books.google.com/books?id=LutAAAAAcAAJ&dq=delhi%201803%20bourquin&lr&pg=PA156#v=onepage&q=delhi%201803%20bourquin&f=false ''The History of India, from the earliest period to the close Lord Dalhousie's administration'', Volume 2]

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