Battle of Argaon

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Battle of Argaon
Part of the Second Anglo-Maratha War
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Plan of the Battle of Argaon
Date29 November 1803
Location
Adgaon, Akola District, India
21°04'49"N 76°56'37"E
Result British victory
Territorial
changes
Berar annexed to the Nizam's dominions
Belligerents
Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg British East India Company
Asafia flag of Hyderabad State.svg Nizam of Hyderabad
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Maratha Confederacy
Commanders and leaders
Arthur Wellesley Raghoji II Bhonsle
Daulat Rao Scindia

The Battle of Argaon (also known as Battle of Argaum) took place on 29 November 1803, between the British under the command of Major-General Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) and the forces of the Bhonsles of Berar and the Scindias of Gwalior.

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Prelude

After Raghoji II Bhonsle and Daulat Rao Scindia were defeated at the Battle of Laswari, they moved south on 28 November 1803. In 1803, Nizam Ali Khan fell gravely ill, prompting Daulat Rao Shinde and the Bhonsale to invade his territories. [1]

Battle

Major General Arthur Wellesley, Battle of Argaum Major General Arthur Wellesley, Battle of Argaum.jpg
Major General Arthur Wellesley, Battle of Argaum

British forces, under the command of Colonel Stevenson and Wellesley, defeated the Marathas at the Battle of Adgaon. This victory allowed the Nizam to regain control of all Maratha claims in Berar, thereby putting an end to the Bhonsales' rule over the region. Nizam Ali Khan died later that same year, and he was succeeded by his son Sikander Jah, also known as Asaf Jah III. [1]

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The Chase at Argaum

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Notes

    1. 1 2 Kate, P. V. (1987). Marathwada Under the Nizams, 1724-1948. Mittal Publications. p. 16. ISBN   978-81-7099-017-8.

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