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Battle of Buxar

Battle of Buxar was a battle fought on 6 November 1764 at Buxar, in what is now India. It was part of the Bengal War, which ran from 1756 to 1765. The recorded result: British victoryTreaty of Allahabad. Recorded strength: 7,072 against 40,112.

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Sketch of the Battle of Buxar, 1764
Sketch of the Battle of Buxar, 1764. Map by Colonel H.C. Wylly, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought6 November 1764
WhereBuxar, India25.567N, 83.983E
OutcomeBritish victoryTreaty of Allahabad
BelligerentsKingdom of Great BritainEast India CompanyagainstMughal Empire; Bengal Subah; Oudh State; Kashi Kingdom
Casualties and losses289 killed; 499 wounded; 85 missingand2,000 killed; 4,000 wounded
Part ofBengal War1756 to 1765

Record

Date6 November 1764
PlaceBuxar, India
25.567N, 83.983E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength7,07240,112
Casualties and losses289 killed; 499 wounded; 85 missing2,000 killed; 4,000 wounded
Commanders
  • Hector Munro, 8th laird of Novar
  • Shah Alam II
  • Mirza Najaf Khan
  • Mir Qasim
  • Shuja-ud-Daula
  • Maharaja Balwant Singh of Benares
Battle of BuxarBattle of BuxarSiege of ArrahBattle of GhaghraSiege of ArrahBattle of GhaghraVaranasiGorakhpurGayaMuzaffarpurMirzapurAurangabad100 km25.567N, 83.983E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Buxar
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Buxar today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-04-01. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 64 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 0 to 83 m, 83 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 38% cropland, 33% built-up, 14% tree cover.

cropland: 38%built-up: 33%tree cover: 14%water: 13%cropland 38%built-up 33%tree cover 14%water 13%
west to east, 10.0 km0 to 72 mnorth to south, 10.0 km52 to 69 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1764

Battle of Buxar is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 376 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2355467, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Buxar, revision 1381670071, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.