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	\| date = 8–19 October 1804		\| date = 8–19 October 1804
	\| place = [[Delhi]], [[Mughal Empire]]		\| place = [[Delhi]], [[Mughal Empire]]
	\| result = [[East India Company]] Victory<br>		\| result = [[Mughal Empire]] and [[East India Company]] Victory<br>
	* British retain [[Delhi]] to the [[Mughal Emperor]], [[Shah Alam II]].		* British retain [[Delhi]] to the [[Mughal Emperor]], [[Shah Alam II]].
	\| combatant1 ={{flagicon image\|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[East India Company]]		\| combatant1 ={{flagicon image\|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[East India Company]]

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	\| conflict = Siege of Delhi		\| conflict = Siege of Delhi
	\| partof = the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]]		\| partof = the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]]
	\| date = ~~8-19~~ October 1804		\| date = 8–19 October 1804
	\| place = [[Delhi]], [[Mughal Empire]]		\| place = [[Delhi]], [[Mughal Empire]]
	\| result = [[~~Holkar~~]] ~~withdrawal,~~ British retain [[Delhi]] to the [[Mughal Emperor]], [[Shah Alam II]].		\| result = [[East India Company]] Victory<br>
			* British retain [[Delhi]] to the [[Mughal Emperor]], [[Shah Alam II]].
	\| combatant1 ={{flagicon image\|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[East India Company]]		\| combatant1 ={{flagicon image\|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[East India Company]]
	[[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg\|25px]] [[Mughal Empire]]		[[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg\|25px]] [[Mughal Empire]]
	\| combatant2 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg\|22px\|border]] ~~[[Holkar]] faction of the~~ [[Maratha Confederacy]]		\| combatant2 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg\|22px\|border]][[Maratha Confederacy]]
	\| commander1 = ~~[[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg\|25px]] [[Shah Alam II]]<br>~~{{flagicon image\|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[David Ochterlony]]<br>{{flagicon image\|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[Gerard Lake]]		\| commander1 = {{flagicon image\|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[David Ochterlony]]<br>{{flagicon image\|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[Gerard Lake]]
	\| commander2 = {{flagicon image\|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg}} [[Yashwantrao Holkar]]		\| commander2 = {{flagicon image\|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg}} [[Yashwantrao Holkar]]
	\| strength1 = ~~2,000~~ regulars<br>~~1,500~~ irregulars<ref>{{cite book \|last1=William Cooke \|first1=Stafford \|title=Vol.1,2, by lt. col. Williams History of the wars caused by the French revolution. Vol.3,4, by W.C. Stafford History of England's campaigns in India and China; and of the Indian mutiny \|date=1864 \|publisher=Oxford University \|page=173 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lEkBAAAAQAAJ~~&q=lt+col+burn+delhi~~&pg=PA173}}</ref>~~<br>5,000-10,000 Mughal Garrison~~		\| strength1 = 200 regulars<br>150 irregulars<ref>{{cite book \|last1=William Cooke \|first1=Stafford \|title=Vol.1,2, by lt. col. Williams History of the wars caused by the French revolution. Vol.3,4, by W.C. Stafford History of England's campaigns in India and China; and of the Indian mutiny \|date=1864 \|publisher=Oxford University \|page=173 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lEkBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA173}}</ref>
	\| strength2 = 60,000 cavalry<br>15,000 infantry		\| strength2 = 60,000 cavalry<ref name=Naravane /><ref>{{cite book \|last1=William Cooke \|first1=Stafford \|title=Vol.1,2, by lt. col. Williams History of the wars caused by the French revolution. Vol.3,4, by W.C. Stafford History of England's campaigns in India and China; and of the Indian mutiny \|date=1864 \|publisher=Oxford University \|page=174 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lEkBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA174}}</ref><br>15,000 infantry<ref name=Naravane />
	}}		}}
	{{Campaignbox Second Anglo-Maratha War}}		{{Campaignbox Second Anglo-Maratha War}}
	The '''~~Siege~~ of Delhi''' (~~8-19~~ October 1804) was conducted by the [[~~Maratha Empire\|~~Maratha]] leader [[Yashwantrao Holkar]] against the forces of the [[British East India Company]] ~~that~~ were assisting the [[~~Mughal Empire\|~~Mughals]] in defending [[Delhi]] during the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]]. Holkar's force of 60,000 cavalry and 15,000 infantry confronted the British ~~forces commanded by Lieutenant Colonel~~ Ochterlony and ~~to release the [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Shah Alam II]], from British~~. "The important gates - [[Ajmeri Gate]], [[Kashmiri Gate, Delhi\|Kashmiri Gate]], and [[Lahori Gate, Delhi\|Lahori Gate]] - saw stiff fighting." Holkar abandoned the siege after reinforcements led by [[Gerard Lake]] arrived on 18 October.<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=92}}</ref>		The '''siege of Delhi''' (8–19 October 1804) was conducted by the [[Maratha]] leader [[Maharaja]] [[Yashwantrao Holkar]] against the forces of the [[British East India Company]], who were assisting the [[Mughals]] in defending [[Delhi]] during the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]]. Holkar's main political objective was to bring the Mughal emperor under his control and thus with force of 60,000 cavalry and 15,000 infantry, Holkar confronted the British commanders Lt. Col.s Ochterlony and Burn who were in charge at Delhi. Ochterlony and Burn defied Holkar's attack with great determination where "The important gates - [[Ajmeri Gate]], [[Kashmiri Gate, Delhi\|Kashmiri Gate]], and [[Lahori Gate, Delhi\|Lahori Gate]] - saw stiff fighting." Holkar abandoned the siege after reinforcements led by [[Gerard Lake]] arrived on 18 October.<ref name=Naravane>{{Cite book \|last=Naravane \|first=M.S. \|title=Battles of the Honorourable East India Company\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bxsa3jtHoCEC&pg=PA92\|publisher=A.P.H. Publishing Corporation \|year=2014 \|isbn=9788131300343 \|pages=92}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	\| date = 8-19 October 1804		\| date = 8-19 October 1804
	\| place = [[Delhi]], [[Mughal Empire]]		\| place = [[Delhi]], [[Mughal Empire]]
	\| result = [[~~Maratha~~]] withdrawal, British retain [[Delhi]] to the [[Mughal Emperor]], [[Shah Alam II]].		\| result = [[Holkar]] withdrawal, British retain [[Delhi]] to the [[Mughal Emperor]], [[Shah Alam II]].
	\| combatant1 =~~[[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg\|25px]] [[Mughal Empire]]<br>~~{{flagicon image\|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[East India Company]]		\| combatant1 ={{flagicon image\|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[East India Company]]
	\| combatant2 = ~~{{flagicon image\|~~Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg}} [[Maratha Confederacy]]		[[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg\|25px]] [[Mughal Empire]]
			\| combatant2 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg\|22px\|border]] [[Holkar]] faction of the [[Maratha Confederacy]]
	\| commander1 = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg\|25px]] [[Shah Alam II]]<br>{{flagicon image\|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[David Ochterlony]]<br>{{flagicon image\|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[Gerard Lake]]		\| commander1 = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg\|25px]] [[Shah Alam II]]<br>{{flagicon image\|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[David Ochterlony]]<br>{{flagicon image\|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[Gerard Lake]]
	\| commander2 = {{flagicon image\|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg}} [[Yashwantrao Holkar]]		\| commander2 = {{flagicon image\|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg}} [[Yashwantrao Holkar]]
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	{{Campaignbox Second Anglo-Maratha War}}		{{Campaignbox Second Anglo-Maratha War}}
	The '''Siege of Delhi''' (8-19 October 1804) was conducted by the [[Maratha Empire\|Maratha]] leader [[~~Yashwantrao Holkar\|Maharaja~~ Yashwantrao Holkar]] against the forces of the [[British East India Company]] that were assisting the [[Mughal Empire\|Mughals]] in defending [[Delhi]] during the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]]. Holkar's force of 60,000 cavalry and 15,000 infantry confronted the British forces commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Ochterlony and the ~~Mughal garrison force under the leadership of~~ [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Shah Alam II]], ~~who himself was under~~ British ~~protection~~. "The important gates - [[Ajmeri Gate]], [[Kashmiri Gate, Delhi\|Kashmiri Gate]], and [[Lahori Gate, Delhi\|Lahori Gate]] - saw stiff fighting." Holkar abandoned the siege after reinforcements led by [[Gerard Lake]] arrived on 18 October.<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=92}}</ref>		The '''Siege of Delhi''' (8-19 October 1804) was conducted by the [[Maratha Empire\|Maratha]] leader [[Yashwantrao Holkar]] against the forces of the [[British East India Company]] that were assisting the [[Mughal Empire\|Mughals]] in defending [[Delhi]] during the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]]. Holkar's force of 60,000 cavalry and 15,000 infantry confronted the British forces commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Ochterlony and to release the [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Shah Alam II]], from British. "The important gates - [[Ajmeri Gate]], [[Kashmiri Gate, Delhi\|Kashmiri Gate]], and [[Lahori Gate, Delhi\|Lahori Gate]] - saw stiff fighting." Holkar abandoned the siege after reinforcements led by [[Gerard Lake]] arrived on 18 October.<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=92}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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| date = 8-19 October 1804
| place = [[Delhi]], [[Mughal Empire]]
| result = [[Maratha]] withdrawal, British retain [[Delhi]] to the [[Mughal Emperor]], [[Shah Alam II]].
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The '''Siege of Delhi''' (8-19 October 1804) was conducted by the [[Maratha Empire|Maratha]] leader [[Yashwantrao Holkar|Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar]] against the forces of the [[British East India Company]] that were assisting the [[Mughal Empire|Mughals]] in defending [[Delhi]] during the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]]. Holkar's force of 60,000 cavalry and 15,000 infantry confronted the British forces commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Ochterlony and the Mughal garrison force under the leadership of [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Shah Alam II]], who himself was under British protection. "The important gates - [[Ajmeri Gate]], [[Kashmiri Gate, Delhi|Kashmiri Gate]], and [[Lahori Gate, Delhi|Lahori Gate]] - saw stiff fighting." Holkar abandoned the siege after reinforcements led by [[Gerard Lake]] arrived on 18 October.<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=92}}</ref>

==References==
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*Mehta, J. L. [https://books.google.com/books?id=d1wUgKKzawoC&lpg=PA646&dq=holkar%20mukandwara%201804&pg=PA646#v=onepage&q=holkar%20mukandwara%201804&f=false ''Advanced Studies in the history of modern India 1707-1813'']

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