Capture of Gawilghur

Overview

The capture of Gawilghur in western India by British East India Company forces under the command of Sir Arthur Wellesley on 15 December 1803 during the Second Anglo-Maratha War was the culminating act in the defeat of the forces of Raghoji II Bhonsle, Rajah of Berar. Gawilghur's garrison of 3000 was commanded by Beni Singh Rajput, assisted by Manoo Bapu, who was the cousin of Raje Bhosale of Nagpur and Killedar Rana Shivsingh, a Rajput Commander of Narnala and also the Governor of Gawilgad and surrounding forts. Rana Shivsingh Rajput was brother-in-law of Jamadar Beni Singh Rajput.

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Significance

The capture of Gawilghur on 15 December 1803 brought the campaign against Raghoji II Bhonsle, Rajah of Berar, to a close, serving as the culminating act in the defeat of his forces during the Second Anglo-Maratha War. By reducing this fortified position, Wellesley's East India Company forces eliminated the last organized resistance in the Berar theater, removing Bhonsle as an effective military opponent in that phase of the wider conflict against the Maratha confederacy.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (2)