The siege of Deeg (11–24 December 1804) was a siege of the main fort at

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, wh ...

, now in the

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, then within the Bharatpur Kingdom. Forces of the

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, led by General

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, captured the fort from its Marathan defenders. The siege started on 20 November, the bombardment on 13 December, and a breach made at Shahburz, a salient on the southwest side of the fort, on 23 December. A three-pronged attack took place that night and the Marathas retreated to Bharatpur on the 24th. The British suffered 227 casualties.

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* MacFarlane, Charles
''A history of British India: from the earliest English intercourse to the present time''

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