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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Kirkee, 1817 canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Khadki
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Battle of Kirki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armedForceInvolved |
British East India Company army
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Maratha forces loyal to the Peshwa ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British East India Company
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Maratha Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Peshwa faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | British campaign against the Peshwa ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | early battle of the Third Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| combatantForce |
Company troops from Bombay Presidency
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Maratha cavalry ⓘ Maratha infantry ⓘ |
| commander |
Brigadier-General Lionel Smith
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Peshwa Baji Rao II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Third Anglo-Maratha War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial war battle ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| date | 1817-11-05 ⓘ |
| era | British colonial period in India ⓘ |
| followedBy |
British occupation of Pune
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further British advances in the Deccan ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Maratha Confederacy territory ⓘ |
| location |
Kirkee
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Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ Pune district NERFINISHED ⓘ near Pune ⓘ western India ⓘ |
| opponent | Maratha army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Third Anglo-Maratha War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOutcome |
strengthened British influence in the Deccan
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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
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Battle of Poona (1802) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| scope | regional ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the collapse of Maratha resistance
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secured British control over Pune ⓘ weakened the military power of the Peshwa ⓘ |
| theatre | Deccan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponry |
artillery
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cavalry sabres ⓘ muskets ⓘ |
| year | 1817 ⓘ |
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