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around the fort by the French soldiers. The walls were reinforced with French artillery. Tigers and Lions of
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declared the capture as "One of the most extraordinary feats of the British conquest of Northern India".
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were also used by the French. During the battle, the British lost as many as 900 soldiers. The then
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on 4 September 1803. During the assault, fourteen ditches were lined with sword-blades and poisoned
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The Decisive Battles of India from 1746 to 1849 Inclusive, By George Bruce Malleson
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Attack on Perron's camp and storming of Allyghur, Aug - Sep 1803
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Sikander Sahib; Life Of Colonel James Skinner 1778 - 1841
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Second Anglo-Maratha War

Aligarh
India

British East India Company

Maratha Empire (French)
General Lake
James Skinner
Pierre Cuillier-Perron
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Second Anglo-Maratha War
Poona
Ahmednagar
Aligarh
1st Delhi
Assaye
Laswari
Argaon
Gawilghur
Mukandwara
2nd Delhi
Deeg
Farrukhabad
Deeg Fort
Bharatpur
Maratha Confederacy

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