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Battle of Khadki | |||||||||
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Part of the Third Anglo-Maratha War | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Bapu Gokhale |
Charles Barton Burr John Ford | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
28,000 | 3,000 | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
500 | 86 | ||||||||
Location within Maharashtra |
The Battle of Khadki, also known as or the Battle of Ganeshkhind and Battle of Kirkee took place at modern day Khadki, India, on 5 November 1817 between the forces of the British East India Company and the Maratha Confederacy under the leadership of Appasaheb Bhonsle.[citation needed] Company forces achieved a decisive victory, with Khadki later becoming a military cantonment under British rule.