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| image = File:Maratha British Treaty.JPG<br />
| caption = A mural depicting the British surrender during the First Anglo-Maratha War. The mural is a part of the Victory Memorial (Vijay Stambh) located at [[Vadgaon Maval]] (Off NH-4, Malinagar, [[Vadgaon Maval]], [[Pune]])<br />
| partof = [[First Anglo-Maratha War]]<br />
| date = 12–13 January 1779<br />
| place = [[Vadgaon Maval]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|18.7486|N|73.641|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| map_type = Maharashtra#India<br />
| map_relief = yes<br />
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| map_caption = Location within [[Maharashtra]]<br />
| map_label = Wadgaon<br />
| result = {{ublist|Maratha victory}}<br />
*Signing of the [[Treaty of Salbai]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=.R |first=Manjunath |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=17I2EAAAQBAJ&q=battle+of+wadgaon |title=Timeline of Nearly Everything |date=3 June 2021 |publisher=Manjunath.R |pages=1531 |language=English}}</ref><br />
| combatant1 = {{flag|Maratha Empire}}<br />
| combatant2 = [[Image:Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg|23px]] [[East India Company]]<br />
| commander1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|border|22px]] [[Mahadji Shinde]] <br /> [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|border|22px]] [[Tukoji Rao Holkar]]<br />[[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|border|22px]] [[Nana Fadnavis]]<br />
| commander2 = [[Image:Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg|23px]] Thomas Goddard<br />[[Image:Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg|23px]] Captain James Stuart<br />[[Image:Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg|23px]] Colonel Charles Egerton<br />[[Image:Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg|23px]] Lt. Col Cay<br />[[Image:Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg|23px]] Lt. Col Cockburn<br />
| strength1 = <br />
| strength2 = 4,000 British forces , inclusive of artillery and gun men's under Stewart and Egerton.<br /> small contingents of infantry and gunmens under Raghunath Rao<br />
| causalities1 = <br />
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The '''Battle of Wadgaon''' (12–13 January 1779) was fought between the [[Maratha Confederacy]] and the [[British East India Company]] near [[Vadgaon Maval]] village in [[Maharashtra]] and was part of the [[First Anglo-Maratha War]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=.R |first=Manjunath |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=17I2EAAAQBAJ&q=battle+of+wadgaon |title=Timeline of Nearly Everything |date=3 June 2021 |publisher=Manjunath.R |pages=1531 |language=English}}</ref><br />
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==Event==<br />
A British force of over 3,000, supported by 19,000 bullocks, had run out of supplies during a slow march over the Ghats which was aimed at joining with another force coming from [[Bengal]]. [[Mahadji Shinde]]'s men attacked and surrounded the British at [[Vadgaon Maval|Wadgoan]] as they retreated from their exposed position. The British were forced to surrender and agreed a treaty in February 1779 before being allowed to return to Bombay.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Eaton |first=Richard M. |url=http://archive.org/details/the-marathas-1600-1818-cambridge-history-of-india-vol.-2-part-4 |title=The Marathas - Cambridge History of India (Vol. 2, Part 4)|page=164}}</ref><br />
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==Legacy==<br />
In 2003, a group named 'Express Nagrik Vadgaon Vijaystambh Pratishthan' installed a victory pillar to commemorate the victory in the Battle of Wadgaon. The victory at the Battle of Wadgaon is still celebrated in the region every year.<ref>{{cite news |last=Paranjape |first=Shailendra |date=18 January 2018 |title=Vadgaon Maval – A tale of unsung heroes and astounding warcraft |work=Daily News & Analysis India |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-vadgaon-maval-a-tale-of-unsung-heroes-and-astounding-warcraft-2575765}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Conflicts in 1779|Wadgaon]]<br />
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[[Category:Battles involving the Maratha Empire|Wadgaon]]<br />
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