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{{Infobox military conflict | {{Infobox military conflict | ||
|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 | | combatant1 = [[File:Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg|22px|border]] [[British East India Company]] | ||
| combatant2 | | 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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 Attack on Perron's camp and storming of Allyghur, Aug - Sep 1803 | |||||||
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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.[1]
Aligarh Fort, one of the strongest forts in India, was fortified and commanded by a French mercenary officer Pierre Perron. It was laid under siege on 1 September 1803, by the British 76th Regiment, now known as the Yorkshire Regiment, under General Lord Gerard Lake. It was captured from the Marathas and French on 4 September 1803.[2] During the assault, fourteen ditches were lined with sword-blades and poisoned chevaux-de-frise around the fort by the French soldiers. The walls were reinforced with French artillery. Tigers and Lions of Scindia's menagerie were also used by the French.[2] During the battle, the British lost as many as 900 soldiers.[2] The then Duke of Wellington declared the capture as "One of the most extraordinary feats of the British conquest of Northern India".[3]
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- ↑ Naravane, M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honorourable East India Company. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 75. ISBN 9788131300343.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Thackeray, William Makepeace (2013). "The Tremendous Adventures of Major Gahagan Chapter 2". CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1490979120. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Butalia, Ramesh C. (1998). The Evolution of the Artillery in India. Allied. p. 239. ISBN 9788170238720. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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