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The Battle of Deeg, fought on 13 November 1804, took place outside A History of the Mahrattas, by James Grant Duff, vol. 3
/ref> "The British loss was heavy - 643 killed and wounded", including General Fraser. The action was followed up by a
At the Point of the Bayonet: A Tale of the Mahratta War
''A history of British India: from the earliest English intercourse to the present time''
* Duff, James Grant
''A History of the Mahrattas, vol. 3'', p. 290
Conflicts in 1804 1804 in India Battles of the Second Anglo-Maratha War Battles involving the British East India Company Battles involving the Maratha Empire History of Bharatpur, Rajasthan November 1804 events {{battle-stub
The Battle of Deeg, fought on 13 November 1804, took place outside Deeg
Deeg is a historical town and a municipality in Bharatpur district in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is situated north of Bharatpur and northwest of Agra.
In Hindu mythology, Deeg was situated along the ''parikrama'' path of Krishna, whic ...
, now in the Bharatpur district
Bharatpur District is a district in Rajasthan States and territories of India, state in western India. The town of Bharatpur, India, Bharatpur is the District Headquarters, Division Headquarters and Headquarters of Bharatpur, India, Bharatpur ...
of Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
, India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. A force of the British East India Company
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southea ...
led by Major General Fraser defeated a Maratha force under Yashwantrao Holkar and a force of Hindu
Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...
Jats
The Jat people ((), ()) are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subse ...
led by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Fraser was himself mortally wounded in the attack. The British captured about 87 guns of the enemy's 160. British casualties were over 640 killed or wounded. Maratha casualties were estimated at over 2,000./ref> "The British loss was heavy - 643 killed and wounded", including General Fraser. The action was followed up by a
Siege of Deeg Fort
The siege of Deeg (11–24 December 1804) was a siege of the main fort at Deeg, now in the Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, India, then within the Bharatpur Kingdom. Forces of the British East India Company, led by General Lake, captured the fo ...
(11 – 24 December 1804).
In fiction
* The battle and ensuing siege (together with statistics culled from Duff) are briefly described in G.A.Henty's 1902 bookAt the Point of the Bayonet: A Tale of the Mahratta War
References
* MacFarlane, Charles''A history of British India: from the earliest English intercourse to the present time''
* Duff, James Grant
''A History of the Mahrattas, vol. 3'', p. 290
Conflicts in 1804 1804 in India Battles of the Second Anglo-Maratha War Battles involving the British East India Company Battles involving the Maratha Empire History of Bharatpur, Rajasthan November 1804 events {{battle-stub