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Siege of Deeg Fort

Siege of Deeg Fort was a siege conducted on 11 December 1804 at Deeg, in what is now India; it lasted 13 days. It was part of Second Anglo-Maratha War, which ran from 1803 to 1805. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 3,757 men; 39 guns against 1,869 men; 73 guns.

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Fought11 December 1804lasted 13 days
WhereDeeg, India27.470N, 77.330E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsBritish Empire; East India CompanyagainstMaratha Empire; Indore State; 23px Bharatpur State
Casualties and losses192 killed; 35 wounded; 6 guns destroyedand300 killed; 156 wounded; 62 guns captured
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 Deeg Fort, 1804
14 placed engagements of Second Anglo-Maratha War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date11 December 1804
to 24 December 1804
PlaceDeeg, India
27.470N, 77.330E
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Territorial changeBritish troops capture Deeg Fort
Strength3,757 men; 39 guns1,869 men; 73 guns
Casualties and losses192 killed; 35 wounded; 6 guns destroyed300 killed; 156 wounded; 62 guns captured
Commanders
Siege of Deeg FortSiege of Deeg FortBattle of DeegSiege of BharatpurBattle of BharatpurBattle of LaswariBattle of KhanwaBattle of DeegBattle of LaswariBattle of KhanwaNew DelhiJaipurAgraFaridabadAligarhEtawahGurgaonBudaun100 km27.470N, 77.330E
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Siege of Deeg Fort 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 Q7509969, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Deeg, revision 1385592813, 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.