Battle of Farrukhabad
1804 battle of the Second Anglo-Maratha War
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Background
With the British victory at the Siege of Delhi, General Lake continued to pursue the fleeing Marathas in a series of forced marches, leaving Delhi on the 31st of October. The british forces first sighted Maratha cavalry on November 7, but the encounter went by without an engagement. The next day, leaving Colonel Burns in charge of a detachment at Meerut, Lake continued following the Maratha force.
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Battle
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 had ordered his force to camp through the night, and when he received news of his defeat at the Battle of Deeg, he retired to rest without informing his officers.
In the early hours of November 16, the Maratha force awoke to find themselves under bombardment from Lake's Horse Artillery. Following the cannonade, the dragoons led by the 8th Royal Irish charged into the maratha camp. Holkar himself narrowly avoided capture, fleeing from the field when the battle started.