Battle of Farrukhabad

Battle of Farrukhabad
	Part of the Second Anglo-Maratha War
Date	14 November 1804
Location	Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh, India27°22′N 79°38′E / 27.37°N 79.63°E / 27.37; 79.63
Result	Maratha victory
Belligerents
Maratha Empire	East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Yashwantrao Holkar	Gerard Lake
	Farrukhabad class=notpageimage\| Location within Uttar Pradesh Farrukhabad Farrukhabad (India)

The Battle of Farrukhabad (14 November 1804) was an engagement during the Second Anglo-Maratha War between forces of the British East India Company and the forces of Yashwantrao Holkar of the Maratha Empire.

Battle

The battle took place at Farrukhabad in what is now Uttar Pradesh, India.^[a] The Company's forces, led by General Gerard Lake, surprised Holkar's forces after making forced marches of more than 60 miles (97 km) in the preceding 24 hours.^[1]

Lake "attacked the Maratha camp where the soldiers were still sleeping off the effects of the previous night's revelry." Holkar himself very narrowly escaped capture in the attack.^[1] The battle ended in a Maratha victory and the British forces were routed.^[2]

Notes

^ It is also known as the Battle of Fatehgarh after the town of Fatehgarh which is the administrative headquarters of the district and at that time contained a fort with military significance.

References

^ a b Eraly, Abraham. The Mughal Throne: The Saga of India's Great Emperors. p. 259.
^ Naravane, Wing Commander (Retired) M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honorourable East India Company. New Delhi: A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 93. ISBN 9788131300343.

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[1] It is also known as the Battle of Fatehgarh after the town of Fatehgarh which is the administrative headquarters of the district and at that time contained a fort with military significance.

[eraly-2] Eraly, Abraham. The Mughal Throne: The Saga of India's Great Emperors. p. 259.

[Naravane-3] Naravane, Wing Commander (Retired) M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honorourable East India Company. New Delhi: A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 93. ISBN 9788131300343.

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