Battle of Farrukhabad

Battle of Farrukhabad
Part of the Second Anglo-Maratha War
Date 14 November 1804 Location present-day Uttar Pradesh, India Result British victory
Belligerents
Maratha Empire	British East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar	Gerard Lake

The Battle of Farrukhabad (14 November 1804) was an engagement during the Second Anglo-Maratha War between forces of the British East India Company and those of Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar of the Maratha Empire. The battle took place at Farrukhabad in what is now Uttar Pradesh, India. The Company's forces, led by General Gerard Lake, surprised Holkar's forces after making forced marches of more than 60 miles (97 km) in the preceding 24 hours. Holkar himself very narrowly escaped capture in the rout.

Geography

Farrukhabad is one of the three tehsils in the Farrukhabad District of the State of Uttar Pradesh in northern India.

References

• Alison, Sir Archibald. History of Europe, Volume 11