Siege of Aligarh

The siege of Aligarh also known as the Battle of Aligarh was fought between the Maratha Confederacy and the British East India Company during the Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805) at Aligarh, India.^[2]

Date1–4 September 1803
(3 days)

Location

Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

27.928°N 78.067°E / 27.928; 78.067

Result British victory

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Siege of Aligarh
Part of the Second Anglo-Maratha War
Attack on Perron's camp and storming of Allyghur, Aug – Sep 1803
Date 1–4 September 1803 (3 days) Location Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India 27.928°N 78.067°E / 27.928; 78.067 Result British victory
Belligerents
British Empire East India Company	Maratha Empire
Commanders and leaders
Gerard Lake James Skinner[1]	Pierre Cuillier-Perron
Casualties and losses
900	300

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Aligarh Fort, one of the strongest forts in India, was fortified and commanded by a French mercenary officer Pierre Perron. It was laid under siege on 1 September 1803, by the British 76th Regiment, now known as the Yorkshire Regiment, under General Lord Gerard Lake. It was captured from the Marathas on 4 September 1803.^[3] During the assault, fourteen ditches were lined with sword-blades and poisoned chevaux-de-frise around the fort by the Maratha soldiers. The then Duke of Wellington declared the capture as "One of the most extraordinary feats of the British conquest of Northern India".^[4]