What the records say
- When
- 13 Nov 1804
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 27.47° N, 77.33° E
- Description
- 1804 battle of the Second Anglo-Maratha War
Battle of Deeg
1804 battle of the Second Anglo-Maratha War
The Battle of Deeg, fought on 13 November 1804, took place outside Deeg, now in the Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, India. A force of the British East India Company led by Major General John Henry Fraser defeated a Maratha force under Yashwantrao Holkar and a force of Hindu Jats led by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Fraser was himself mortally wounded in the attack. The British captured about 87 guns of the enemy's 160.
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