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Battle of Poona

Battle of Poona was a battle fought on 25 October 1802 at Pune, in what is now India. It was part of Second Anglo-Maratha War, which ran from 1803 to 1805. The recorded result: Holkar Indore victory. Recorded strength: 20,000 cavalry against 25,000 cavalry and 25 cannonballs.

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Fought25 October 1802
WherePune, India18.532N, 73.857E
OutcomeHolkar Indore victory
Belligerents25px Indore Stateagainst25px Peshwa; 25px Gwalior State
Casualties and lossesUnknown, but very lessand2,000+ killed in battle
Part ofSecond Anglo-Maratha War1803 to 1805

Where it sits in Second Anglo-Maratha War

Battle of Poona, 1802Siege of Ahmednagar, 1803Siege of Aligarh, 1803Battle of Delhi, 1803Battle of Assaye, 1803Battle of Laswari, 1803Battle of Argaon, 1803Capture of Gawilghur, 1803Battle of Mukandwara Pass, 1804Siege of Delhi, 1804Battle of Deeg, 1804Battle of Farrukhabad, 1804Siege of Deeg Fort, 1804Battle of Bharatpur, 180518021805Battle of Poona, 1802
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Record

Date25 October 1802
PlacePune, India
18.532N, 73.857E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength20,000 cavalry25,000 cavalry and 25 cannonballs
Casualties and lossesUnknown, but very less2,000+ killed in battle
Commanders
Battle of PoonaBattle of PoonaBattle of KhadkiBattle of KoregaonBattle of UruliSiege of PurandharBattle of WadgaonSiege of PurandharBattle of WadgaonBhiwandiAhmednagarKalyanMumbai100 km18.532N, 73.857E
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Battle of Poona is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 376 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872079, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Poona, revision 1376633556, 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.