Battle of Koregaon

The Battle of Koregaon was fought on 1 January 1818. It was fought between the British East India Company and the Peshwa faction of the Maratha Confederacy. Peshwa Baji Rao II’s 28,000-strong force were on their way to attack the company-held Pune. They were unexpectedly met by an 800-strong Company force that was on its way to reinforce the British...