modern India · Bharatpur
Siege of Bharatpur (1805)
Repeated Company assaults failed to take Lohagarh Fort, and a negotiated settlement allowed Ranjit Singh of Bharatpur to retain his state.
Date1805 CE
LocationBharatpur, Rajasthan
OutcomeCompany siege failed
VictorBharatpur defenders
DefeatedBritish East India Company assaults
CommandersRanjit Singh of Bharatpur, Gerard Lake
UPSC relevance
High relevance as a major early check on Company arms during the Holkar campaign.
The visual decisiveness bar on the explorer is an editorial study aid, not a troop-strength or casualty estimate.