Battle of Assaye
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Wars, Battles, Empires, Dynasties, British Empire
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, British History, Asian History
- Geographical Location: South Asia, India
- Date: September 23, 1803
Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in the Marāthā Wars. Result: Destruction of the Marāthā army and British capture of the town of Assaye.
Major General Sir Arthur Wellesley, later the duke of Wellington, with the Seventy-fourth and Seventy-eighth Highland Regiments, parts of five British East India Company regiments, and a detachment of cavalry, approached Assaye from the southwest only to find the Marāthās, led by Colonel Anthony Pohlmann, a German mercenary, occupying a strong position across the river Kaitna. From the position of the...
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