Battle of Koregaon

Battle of Koregaon
	Part of Third Anglo-Maratha War
	; Bhima Koregaon Victory Pillar
Date	1 January 1818
Location	Koregaon Bhima (in present-day Maharashtra, India)18°38′44″N 074°03′33″E
Result	Inconclusive
Belligerents
East India Co.	Peshwa faction, Maratha Confederacy
Commanders and leaders
Francis F. Staunton	Peshwa Baji Rao II; Bapu Gokhale; Appa Desai; Trimbakji Dengle
Units involved
2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment Bombay Native Infantry; Auxiliary Horse; Madras Artillery;	Arab; Gosain; Maratha;
Strength
834, including around 500 infantry, around 300 cavalry and 24 artillery; 2 6-pounder cannons	28,000 including 20,000 cavalry and 8,000 infantry; (around 2,000 participated in the battle supported by 2 cannons)
Casualties and losses
275 killed, wounded or missing	500–600 killed or wounded (British estimates)
	Koregaon Bhima Location of Koregaon Bhima in India

The Battle of Koregaon was fought on 1 January 1818 between the British East India Company and the Peshwa faction of the Maratha Confederacy, at Koregaon Bhima.

A 28,000-strong force led by Peshwa Baji Rao II whilst on their way to attack the company-held Pune, were unexpectedly met by an 800-strong Company force that was on its way to reinforce the British troops in Pune. The Peshwa dispatched around 2,000 soldiers to attack the force which sought entrenchment in Koregaon. Led by Captain Francis Staunton, the Company troops defended their position for nearly 12 hours, before the Peshwa's troops ultimately withdrew, fearing the imminent arrival of a larger British force.

The battle was part of the Third Anglo Maratha war, a series of battles that culminated in the defeat of the Peshwa rule and subsequent rule of the British East India Company in nearly all of Western, Central and Southern India. There is a "victory pillar" (obelisk) in Koregaon commemorating the battle.

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