What the records say
- When
- 12 Jan 1779 – 13 Jan 1779
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 18.75° N, 73.64° E
- Description
- 1779 battle in India
Battle of Wadgaon
1779 battle of the First Anglo-Maratha War
The Battle of Wadgaon was fought between the Maratha Confederacy and the British East India Company near Vadgaon Maval village in Maharashtra and was part of the First Anglo-Maratha War. A British force of over 3,000 troops, supported by 19,000 bullocks, had run out of supplies during a slow march over the Ghats which was aimed at joining with another force coming from Bengal.
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