Battle of Koregaon
1818 battle of the Third Anglo-Maratha War
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- The Battle of Koregaon was fought on 1 January 1818 between the East India Company and the Peshwa faction of the Maratha Empire, at Koregaon Bhima.
- The Peshwa dispatched around 2,000 soldiers to attack the force which sought entrenchment in Koregaon.
- The battle was part of the Third Anglo-Maratha War, a series of battles that culminated in the defeat of the Peshwa rule and subsequent rule of the British East India Company in nearly all of Western, Central and Southern India.
- Background By the 1800s, the Marathas were organized into a loose confederacy, with the major constituents being the Peshwa of Pune, Scindiaof Gwalior,Holkar of Indore, Gaekwad of Baroda, and Bhosale of Nagpur.
- The British intervened in a revenue-sharing dispute between the Peshwa and Gaekwad, and on 13 June 1817, the Company forced Peshwa Baji Rao II to sign an agreement renouncing claims on Gaekwad's revenues and ceding large swaths of territory to the British.
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WikipediaThe Battle of Koregaon was fought on 1 January 1818 between the East India Company and the Peshwa faction of the Maratha Empire, at Koregaon Bhima.
A 28,000-strong force led by Peshwa Baji Rao II whilst on their way to attack the company-held Pune, were unexpectedly met by an 800-strong Company force that was on its way to reinforce the British troops in Pune. The Peshwa dispatched around 2,000 soldiers to attack the force which sought entrenchment in Koregaon. Led by Captain Francis Staunton, the Company troops defended their position for nearly 12 hours, before the Peshwa's troops ultimately withdrew, fearing the imminent arrival of a larger British force.
The battle was part of the Third Anglo-Maratha War, a series of battles that culminated in the defeat of the Peshwa rule and subsequent rule of the British East India Company in nearly all of Western, Central and Southern India. There is a "victory pillar" (obelisk) in Koregaon commemorating the battle.
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