modern India · Maratha

Battle of Koregaon

A small Company force resisted the Peshwa’s much larger army at Koregaon during the Third Anglo-Maratha War; its memory later acquired major Dalit social and political significance.

Date1818 CE
LocationKoregaon Bhima, Maharashtra
OutcomeInconclusive engagement with strategic Company significance
VictorNo uncontested tactical verdict; Company force held its position
DefeatedThe Peshwa withdrew from the engagement
CommandersF. F. Staunton, Baji Rao II

UPSC relevance

High relevance for the Third Anglo-Maratha War and for separating the contested military result from the battle’s later public memory.

The visual decisiveness bar on the explorer is an editorial study aid, not a troop-strength or casualty estimate.

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