Battle of Koregaon

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The Battle of Koregaon was an 1818 conflict during the Third Anglo-Maratha War in which a small force of the British East India Company, including many Mahar (Dalit) soldiers, successfully resisted a much larger Maratha army, later becoming a powerful symbol of Dalit pride and resistance in India.

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Generate an image of the Battle of Koregaon (The Battle of Koregaon was an 1818 conflict during the Third Anglo-Maratha War in which a small force of the British East India Company, including many Mahar (Dalit) soldiers, successfully resisted a much larger Maratha army, later becoming a powerful symbol of Dalit pride and resistance in India.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Koregaon Bhima ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Koregaon
associatedCommunity Dalits in India ⓘ
Mahar community ⓘ
associatedWith Ambedkarite movement ⓘ
Dalit assertion in Maharashtra ⓘ
belligerent British East India Company ⓘ
Maratha Empire ⓘ
commemoratedOn 1 January ⓘ
commemorationSite Koregaon Bhima victory pillar ⓘ
war memorial at Koregaon Bhima ⓘ
conflictBetween British East India Company ⓘ
Maratha Empire ⓘ
countryAtTime Maratha Empire ⓘ
date 1818-01-01 ⓘ
hasLegacy annual Dalit gatherings at Koregaon Bhima ⓘ
contested historical narratives in India ⓘ
political mobilization among Dalits ⓘ
hasNameInMarathi कोरेगाव भीमा लढाई ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Koregaon
hasParticipant Bombay Native Infantry ⓘ
linked to: Bombay Army

Dalit soldiers ⓘ
Mahar soldiers ⓘ
artillery units of British East India Company ⓘ
historicalContext decline of Maratha power ⓘ
expansion of British rule in India ⓘ
isSymbolOf Dalit pride ⓘ
Dalit resistance ⓘ
anti-caste struggle ⓘ
location Koregaon Bhima ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ
near Pune ⓘ
memorialType war memorial pillar ⓘ
notableFor importance in Dalit historiography ⓘ
prominent role of Mahar soldiers ⓘ
small British East India Company force resisting larger Maratha army ⓘ
opponentCommander Peshwa Baji Rao II ⓘ
linked to: Baji Rao II
partOf Third Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ
presentDayCountry India ⓘ
relatedConcept Dalit movement in India ⓘ
anti-caste movements in India ⓘ
relatedEvent Third Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ
relatedTo British conquest of the Maratha Empire ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Maratha Wars

Peshwa rule in Pune ⓘ
result British East India Company defensive victory ⓘ
timePeriod early 19th century ⓘ
year 1818 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maratha Empire → significantEvent → Battle of Koregaon ⓘ
Maratha Empire → notableBattle → Battle of Koregaon ⓘ
Anglo-Maratha Wars → significantEvent → Battle of Koregaon ⓘ
Baji Rao II → battle → Battle of Koregaon ⓘ
Battle of Koregaon → hasNameInMarathi → कोरेगाव भीमा लढाई ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Koregaon
Battle of Koregaon → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Koregaon Bhima ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Koregaon
Third Anglo-Maratha War → significantBattle → Battle of Koregaon ⓘ
Koregaon Bhima → hasHistoricalSignificance → Battle of Koregaon ⓘ
Koregaon Bhima → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of Koregaon ⓘ
Koregaon Bhima victory pillar → commemorates → Battle of Koregaon ⓘ
Koregaon Bhima victory pillar → commemorates → Battle of Koregaon Bhima ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Koregaon
Koregaon Bhima victory pillar → commemorates → 1818 Battle of Koregaon ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Koregaon
Battle of Kirkee, 1817 → relatedEvent → Battle of Koregaon ⓘ