Battle of Kirkee, 1817

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The Battle of Kirkee, 1817 was a significant engagement of the Third Anglo-Maratha War in which British East India Company forces defeated the Maratha army near Pune in western India.

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instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Khadki
Battle of Kirki
armedForceInvolved British East India Company army
Maratha forces loyal to the Peshwa
belligerent British East India Company
Maratha Empire
Peshwa faction
campaign British campaign against the Peshwa
chronologyPosition early battle of the Third Anglo-Maratha War
combatantForce Company troops from Bombay Presidency
Maratha cavalry
Maratha infantry
commander Brigadier-General Lionel Smith
Peshwa Baji Rao II
conflict Third Anglo-Maratha War
conflictType colonial war battle
country India
date 1817-11-05
era British colonial period in India
followedBy British occupation of Pune
linked to: Siege of Pune

further British advances in the Deccan
historicalRegion Maratha Confederacy territory
location Kirkee
Maharashtra
Pune district
near Pune
western India
opponent Maratha army
linked to: Maratha forces
partOf Third Anglo-Maratha War
politicalOutcome strengthened British influence in the Deccan
undermined the authority of the Peshwa in Pune
precededBy outbreak of the Third Anglo-Maratha War
primaryAdversaries British East India Company vs Peshwa Baji Rao II
relatedEvent Battle of Koregaon
Battle of Poona (1802)
result British victory
scope regional
significance contributed to the collapse of Maratha resistance
secured British control over Pune
weakened the military power of the Peshwa
theatre Deccan
linked to: Deccan Plateau
weaponry artillery
cavalry sabres
muskets
year 1817

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Battle of Kirkee alsoKnownAs Battle of Kirkee, 1817