Battle of Deeg

The Battle of Deeg, fought on 13 November 1804, took place outside Deeg, now in the Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, India. A force of the British East India Company led by Major General John Henry Fraser were defeated by a Maratha force under Yashwantrao Holkar and a force of Hindu Jats led by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Fraser was himself mortally wounded in the attack. The Marathas captured about 87 guns of the enemy's 160. British casualties were over 640 killed or wounded. Maratha casualties were estimated at over 2,000.^{[citation needed]}

A map of the battle

Battle of Deeg
Part of The Second Anglo-Maratha War
Date 13 November, 1804 Location Deeg fort Result Jat-Maratha victory[1]
Belligerents
United Kingdom British East India Company	Maratha Confederacy  • Indore State Kingdom of Bharatpur
Commanders and leaders
John Henry Fraser  (DOW)	Yashwantrao Holkar Ranjit Singh of Bharatpur
Strength
Unknown number of troops 160 guns	Unknown number of troops
Casualties and losses
87 guns captured by the Marathas and Jats 643 killed or wounded	About 2,000 dead or wounded

"The British loss was heavy - 643 killed and wounded", including General Fraser.^[2]

The action was followed up by a Siege of Deeg Fort (11 – 24 December 1804).

In fiction

• The battle and ensuing siege (together with statistics culled from Duff) are briefly described in G.A.Henty's 1902 book, At the Point of the Bayonet: A Tale of the Mahratta War