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	\|conflict=Siege of Aligarh		\| conflict = Siege of Aligarh
	\|partof=the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]]		\| partof = the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]]
	\|date=1–4 September 1803		\| date = 1–4 September 1803
	\|place=[[Aligarh]], [[India]]		\| place = [[Aligarh]], [[India]]
	\|result=British victory		\| result = British victory
	\| combatant1 = [[File:Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg\|22px\|border]] [[British East India Company]]		\| combatant1 = [[File:Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg\|22px\|border]] [[British East India Company]]
	\| combatant2 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg\|22px\|border]] [[Maratha Empire\|Maratha Empire (French)]]		\| combatant2 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg\|22px\|border]] [[Maratha Empire\|Maratha Empire (French)]]
	\|commander1=[[General Lake]]		\| commander1 = [[General Lake]]
	\|commander2=[[Pierre Cuillier-Perron]]		\| commander2 = [[Pierre Cuillier-Perron]]
	\|strength1=		\| strength1 =
	\|strength2=		\| strength2 =
	\|casualties1=900		\| casualties1 = 900
	\|casualties2=300		\| casualties2 = 300
			\| image = Attack on Perron's camp and storming of Allyghur, Aug - Sep 1803.jpg
			\| caption = Attack on Perron's camp and storming of Allyghur, Aug - Sep 1803
	}}		}}
	{{Campaignbox Second Anglo-Maratha War}}		{{Campaignbox Second Anglo-Maratha War}}
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	[[Aligarh Fort]], one of the strongest forts in India, was fortified and commanded by a [[France\|French]] mercenary officer [[Pierre Cuillier-Perron\|Pierre Perron]]. It was laid under siege on 1 September 1803, by the [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[76th Regiment of Foot\|76th Regiment]], now known as the [[The Yorkshire Regiment\|Yorkshire Regiment]], under General [[Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake\|Lord Gerard Lake]]. It was captured from the [[Maratha]]s and [[French people\|French]] on 4 September 1803.<ref name="Thackeray">{{cite web\|url=http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/t/thackeray/william_makepeace/gahagan/chapter2.html \|title=The Tremendous Adventures of Major Gahagan Chapter 2 \|first=William Makepeace \|last=Thackeray \|publisher=CreateSpace \|year=2013 \|isbn=978-1490979120 \|url-status=bot: unknown \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070623054041/http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/t/thackeray/william_makepeace/gahagan/chapter2.html \|archivedate=2007-06-23 }}</ref> During the assault, fourteen ditches were lined with sword-blades and poisoned [[Cheval de frise\|chevaux-de-frise]] around the fort by the French soldiers. The walls were reinforced with French artillery. Tigers and Lions of [[Mahadji Shinde\|Scindia's]] [[menagerie]] were also used by the French.<ref name="Thackeray"/> During the battle, the British lost as many as 900 soldiers.<ref name="Thackeray"/> The then [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington\|Duke of Wellington]] declared the capture as "One of the most extraordinary feats of the British conquest of Northern India".<ref>{{cite book \| url=http://www.google.com.sg/books?id=CtP1ImudK88C&pg=PA239\|title=The Evolution of the Artillery in India \| first=Ramesh C. \| last=Butalia \| year=1998 \| isbn=9788170238720 \| publisher=Allied \| page=239 \| accessdate=10 October 2018 }}</ref>		[[Aligarh Fort]], one of the strongest forts in India, was fortified and commanded by a [[France\|French]] mercenary officer [[Pierre Cuillier-Perron\|Pierre Perron]]. It was laid under siege on 1 September 1803, by the [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[76th Regiment of Foot\|76th Regiment]], now known as the [[The Yorkshire Regiment\|Yorkshire Regiment]], under General [[Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake\|Lord Gerard Lake]]. It was captured from the [[Maratha]]s and [[French people\|French]] on 4 September 1803.<ref name="Thackeray">{{cite web\|url=http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/t/thackeray/william_makepeace/gahagan/chapter2.html \|title=The Tremendous Adventures of Major Gahagan Chapter 2 \|first=William Makepeace \|last=Thackeray \|publisher=CreateSpace \|year=2013 \|isbn=978-1490979120 \|url-status=bot: unknown \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070623054041/http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/t/thackeray/william_makepeace/gahagan/chapter2.html \|archivedate=2007-06-23 }}</ref> During the assault, fourteen ditches were lined with sword-blades and poisoned [[Cheval de frise\|chevaux-de-frise]] around the fort by the French soldiers. The walls were reinforced with French artillery. Tigers and Lions of [[Mahadji Shinde\|Scindia's]] [[menagerie]] were also used by the French.<ref name="Thackeray"/> During the battle, the British lost as many as 900 soldiers.<ref name="Thackeray"/> The then [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington\|Duke of Wellington]] declared the capture as "One of the most extraordinary feats of the British conquest of Northern India".<ref>{{cite book \| url=http://www.google.com.sg/books?id=CtP1ImudK88C&pg=PA239\|title=The Evolution of the Artillery in India \| first=Ramesh C. \| last=Butalia \| year=1998 \| isbn=9788170238720 \| publisher=Allied \| page=239 \| accessdate=10 October 2018 }}</ref>

			==See also==
			*[[1803 Garhwal earthquake]]

	==References==		==References==

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{{Infobox military conflict
|conflict=Siege of Aligarh
|partof=the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]]
|date=1–4 September 1803
|place=[[Aligarh]], [[India]]
|result=British victory
| combatant1 = [[File:Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg|22px|border]] [[British East India Company]]
| combatant2 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|22px|border]] [[Maratha Empire|Maratha Empire (French)]]
|commander1=[[General Lake]]
|commander2=[[Pierre Cuillier-Perron]]
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1=900
|casualties2=300
}}
{{Campaignbox Second Anglo-Maratha War}}
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]].<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=75}}</ref>

[[Aligarh Fort]], one of the strongest forts in India, was fortified and commanded by a [[France|French]] mercenary officer [[Pierre Cuillier-Perron|Pierre Perron]]. It was laid under siege on 1 September 1803, by the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[76th Regiment of Foot|76th Regiment]], now known as the [[The Yorkshire Regiment|Yorkshire Regiment]], under General [[Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake|Lord Gerard Lake]]. It was captured from the [[Maratha]]s and [[French people|French]] on 4 September 1803.<ref name="Thackeray">{{cite web|url=http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/t/thackeray/william_makepeace/gahagan/chapter2.html |title=The Tremendous Adventures of Major Gahagan Chapter 2 |first=William Makepeace |last=Thackeray |publisher=CreateSpace |year=2013 |isbn=978-1490979120 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070623054041/http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/t/thackeray/william_makepeace/gahagan/chapter2.html |archivedate=2007-06-23 }}</ref> During the assault, fourteen ditches were lined with sword-blades and poisoned [[Cheval de frise|chevaux-de-frise]] around the fort by the French soldiers. The walls were reinforced with French artillery. Tigers and Lions of [[Mahadji Shinde|Scindia's]] [[menagerie]] were also used by the French.<ref name="Thackeray"/> During the battle, the British lost as many as 900 soldiers.<ref name="Thackeray"/> The then [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Duke of Wellington]] declared the capture as "One of the most extraordinary feats of the British conquest of Northern India".<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.google.com.sg/books?id=CtP1ImudK88C&pg=PA239|title=The Evolution of the Artillery in India | first=Ramesh C. | last=Butalia | year=1998 | isbn=9788170238720 | publisher=Allied | page=239 | accessdate=10 October 2018 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.google.com.sg/books?id=qep1S-V2zm8C&pg=PA284&dq=aligarh+fort&as_brr=3&sig=NsUqcSESoH0pWLRc0BtzxQQuH_U#PPA283,M1|The Decisive Battles of India from 1746 to 1849 Inclusive, By George Bruce Malleson]

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[[Category:Sieges|Ally Ghur 1803]]
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[[Category:September 1803 events]]

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