Battle of Argaon facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Battle of Argaon
Part of the Second Anglo-Maratha War
Plan of the Battle of Argaon
Date 28 November 1803 Location Adgaon, Akola District, India 21°04'49"N 76°56'37"E Result British victory
Belligerents
British East India Company	Maratha Confederacy
Commanders and leaders
Arthur Wellesley	Raghoji II Bhonsle Daulat Rao Scindia
Strength
11,000	40,000 30,000 cavalry 10,000 infantry
Casualties and losses
345	5,000+

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.

Prelude

After Raghoji II Bhonsle and Daulat Rao Scindia were defeated at the Battle of Laswari, they moved south on 28 November 1803.

Battle

The next day, three of Wellesley's battalions, which had previously fought well, broke and fled under a cannonade by the Marathas near Sirsoli, three miles south of Adgaon, and the situation was for a time very serious for the British. Wellesley, however, succeeded in rallying them, and in the end defeated the Marathas, with the loss of all their guns and baggage.

See also

• Second Anglo-Maratha War