Siege of Deeg

The siege of Deeg (11–24 December 1804) was a siege of the main fort at Deeg, now in the Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, India, then within the Bharatpur Kingdom. Forces of the British East India Company, led by General Lake, captured the fort from its Marathan defenders.

Siege of Deeg
Part of The Second Anglo-Maratha War
Date 11–24 December, 1804 Location Deeg fort Result British victory Territorial changes British troops capture Deeg Fort
Belligerents
British East India Company	Bharatpur State Maratha Empire Holkar of Indore
Commanders and leaders
General Lake	Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
227 troops	Unknown

c. 1865-June 1866 photograph of the Deeg fort by Samuel Bourne

Operations against Fortress of Deig, 1804

The siege started on 20 November, the bombardment on 13 December, and a breach made at Shahburz, a salient on the southwest side of the fort, on 23 December. A three-pronged attack took place that night and the Marathas retreated to Bharatpur on the 24th. The British suffered 227 casualties.^[1]

See also

• Battle of Deeg