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| conflict = Siege of Bharatpur<br />
| partof = [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]]<br />
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| date = 2 January – 22 February 1805<br />
| place = [[Bharatpur, Rajasthan]]<br />
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| result = [[Bharatpur State|Bharatpur]] and [[Holkars]] victory{{sfn|Naravane|2014|page=93-96}}<br />
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| combatant1 = [[File:Flag of Bharatpur.png|23px]] [[Bharatpur State]]<br />
[[File:Flag of Hesse.svg|25px]] [[Holkar|Holkar Clan]] <br />
| combatant2 = [[File:British East India Company flag.svg|23px]] [[East India Company]]<br />
| commander1 = [[File:Flag of Bharatpur.png|23px]] [[ Ranjit Singh of Bharatpur|Maharaja Ranjit Singh Jat]]<br />
[[File:Flag of Hesse.svg|25px]] Maharaja [[Yashwantrao Holkar]]<br />
| commander2 = [[File:British East India Company flag.svg|15px]] [[Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake|Gerard Lake]]<br />
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| strength1 = 10,000<br />
| strength2 = 18,000<br />
| casualties1 = Unknown, but very less<br />
| casualties2 = 3,292<br />
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'''Siege of Bharatpur''' or '''[[Second Anglo-Maratha War]]''' took place between 2 January and 22 February 1805 in the [[India]]n [[Princely state]] of [[Bharatpur State|Bharatpur]] (now part of [[Rajasthan]]), during the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]]. Forces of the [[British East India Company]], led by [[General (United Kingdom)|General]] [[Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake|Gerard Lake]], were four times repulsed in attempts to storm the fortress.<br />
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== Background ==<br />
The Jat Raja of Bharatpur, [[Ranjit Singh of Bharatpur|Ranjit Singh]] had promised to join the British but instead formed an alliance with the [[Indore]] Maharaja [[Yashwantrao Holkar|Holkar]], who was allied to the Maratha Empire.{{sfn|Grant|1885|page=576}} Holkar suffered setbacks with the British at the [[Battle of Deeg]] and the [[siege of Deeg Fort]]. However, Ranjit Singh "came out openly on Holkar's side after the defeat of [[Battle of Mukandwara Pass|Monson]]." Lake arrived at the Bharatpur fort on 2 January 1805.{{sfn|Naravane|2014|page=9396}}<br />
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== Siege ==<br />
The British bombardment started on 7 January, 1805, and a breach was effected on 9 January. The first British assault took place that night, led by Col. Ryan, Maj. Hawkes, and Lt. Col. Maitland. The assault failed with 400 British casualties, including Maitland being [[mortally wounded]]. A second attack on 16 Jan was also thrown back, after the Marathas added water to their moat. British casualties were 500, including the assault leader, Lt. Col. MacRoy. However, Lake continued to receive supplies and reinforcements, including Maj. Gen. [[R. Jones]]' force of 1600. This helped Lake deal with Amir Khan, Holkar's general, who was raiding [[Bundelkhand]]. A third assault on 20 February also failed, as did a fourth assault the next day. British casualties for all four assaults were 3,292. "The worst part of it was that many of the wounded were left behind where they had fallen. The defenders sallied out from the fort and killed them."{{sfn|Naravane|2014|page=93-96}}<br />
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== Aftermath ==<br />
"Ranjit Singh "decided to accept the British offer", and paid the British an [[indemnity]], which "allowed him to retain all his possessions", including Deeg. Caught between three British armies, led by Lake, Gen. Jones and Col. Ball, Holkar sent emissaries to Lake. A treaty was signed on 24 December 1805, in which he gave up any claim to [[Tonk, India|Tonk]], Rampura, and [[Bundi]].{{sfn|Naravane|2014|page=9396}}<br />
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*{{cite book|first1=James|last1=Grant|title=British battles on land and sea|url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924091765663|year=1885}}<br />
*{{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 }}<br />
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