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Battle of Laswari

Battle of Laswari was a battle fought on 1 November 1803 in what is now India. It was part of Second Anglo-Maratha War, which ran from 1803 to 1805. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 10,000 infantry and cavalry against 9,000 infantry; 5,000 cavalry.

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Fought1 November 1803
WhereIndia27.550N, 76.933E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom; East India CompanyagainstMaratha Empire
Casualties and losses800+ killed or woundedand~1,000 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, 180518021805Battle of Laswari, 1803
14 placed engagements of Second Anglo-Maratha War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 November 1803
PlaceIndia
27.550N, 76.933E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength10,000 infantry and cavalry9,000 infantry; 5,000 cavalry
Casualties and losses800+ killed or wounded~1,000 killed
Commanders
Battle of LaswariBattle of LaswariBattle of DeegSiege of Deeg FortSiege of BharatpurBattle of BharatpurBattle of KhanwaBattle of DeegBattle of KhanwaNew DelhiJaipurAgraFaridabadAligarhSikarAlwarGurgaon100 km27.550N, 76.933E
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Battle of Laswari 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 Q4087440, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Laswari, revision 1379234057, 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.