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Siege of Ahmednagar

Siege of Ahmednagar was a siege conducted on 8 August 1803 at Ahmednagar Fort, in what is now India; it lasted 4 days. It was part of Second Anglo-Maratha War, which ran from 1803 to 1805. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 24,000 against 5,000.

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Fought8 August 1803lasted 4 days
WhereAhmednagar Fort, India19.095N, 74.755E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsBritish Empire; East India CompanyagainstMaratha Empire
Casualties and losses9 killed; 14 woundedand250 killed
Part ofSecond Anglo-Maratha War1803 to 1805

Where it sits in Second Anglo-Maratha War

Battle of Poona, 1802Siege of Ahmednagar, 1803Siege of Aligarh, 1803Battle of Delhi, 1803Battle of Assaye, 1803Battle of Laswari, 1803Battle of Argaon, 1803Capture of Gawilghur, 1803Battle of Mukandwara Pass, 1804Siege of Delhi, 1804Battle of Deeg, 1804Battle of Farrukhabad, 1804Siege of Deeg Fort, 1804Battle of Bharatpur, 180518021805Siege of Ahmednagar, 1803
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Record

Date8 August 1803
to 12 August 1803
PlaceAhmednagar Fort, India
19.095N, 74.755E
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Territorial changeBritish East India Company captures Ahmednagar Fort
Strength24,0005,000
Casualties and losses9 killed; 14 wounded250 killed
Commanders
Siege of AhmednagarSiege of AhmednagarBattle of AshtaSiege of Bahadur BendaBattle of KoregaonBattle of PalkhedBattle of UruliBattle of AshtaSiege of Bahadur BendaBattle of KoregaonBattle of PalkhedBattle of UruliNasikBhiwandi100 km19.095N, 74.755E
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Siege of Ahmednagar is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q17510269, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Ahmednagar (1803), revision 1372176875, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.