Battle of Bharatpur - Background

Background

Yashwantrao Holkar had attacked the British and chased colonel Manson. He had attacked Delhi to free the Mughal Emperor from the British. Meanwhile he learnt that Colonel Mare and Colonel Wallace had attacked his Kingdom.

Holkar suffered setbacks when his forces outside Deeg were defeated in battle, and the fortress there was taken after siege. However, Ranjit Singh of Bharatpur welcomed him and decided to be with Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar against the British. Lord Lake advanced on Bharatpur in spite of the combined forces of Jats and Holkars.

General Lake besieged Deeg on 11 December 1804, and it surrendered on 24 December, after which he proceeded to Bharatpur.

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