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Battle of Assaye

Battle of Assaye was a battle fought on 23 September 1803 at Assaye, in what is now India. It was part of Second Anglo-Maratha War, which ran from 1803 to 1805. The recorded result: British victory.

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Fought23 September 1803
WhereAssaye, India20.235N, 75.890E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsBritish Empire; East India Company; Maratha Empire; 25pxPeshwaagainstMaratha Empire; Kingdom of Nagpur; Gwalior State
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, 180518021805Battle of Assaye, 1803
14 placed engagements of Second Anglo-Maratha War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date23 September 1803
PlaceAssaye, India
20.235N, 75.890E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
StrengthTotal: 9,500; 5,500 cavalry (400-600 committed); 4,000 Infantry; 17 cannonsTotal: 50,800-70,800; 10,800 European trained Indian infantry; 10,000–20,000 irregular infantry; 30,000–40,000 irregular cavalry; 100+ guns
Casualties and losses428 killed; 1,138 wounded; 18 missing1,200–3,000 killed; 3,000–4,500 wounded; 98 cannons lost
Commanders
Battle of AssayeBattle of AssayeBattle of PalkhedSiege of AhmednagarBattle of PalkhedSiege of AhmednagarNandedAkolaDhuleMalegaonParbhaniBurhanpurBhusawal100 km20.235N, 75.890E
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Battle of Assaye 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 Q2095678, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Assaye, revision 1383713344, 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.