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Amalner, Maharashtra
Valentine Blacker1818
Kalakriti Archives
Hyderabad, India
Amalner, located in the Khandesh region, was one of the very last holdouts of Maratha power during the war. The town had an advantageous defensive position being located along the Bori River and surrounded by ravines. Amalner’s fort was located on the bank of the river amidst the rather sizeable town. For most of November 1818 the British maintained a frustrating siege, as their artillery was unable to score a decisive blow. Only after British reinforcements arrived and completely surrounded the town were the defenders finally convinced to surrender, on November 30.
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- Title: Amalner, Maharashtra
- Creator: Valentine Blacker
- Date Created: 1818
- Date Published: 1821
- Location Created: India
- Physical Dimensions: 28 x 28 cm
- Type: Map
- Publisher: The Book titled on " Memoirs of the operations of the British Army in India during The Mahratta War of 1817, 1818, and 1819", Valentine Blacker, Londan, 1821.
- Medium: Manuscript, in pen and ink, with watercolour on paper
- Title (Original): Plan of the Fort and Pettah of Ummulneir which Surrendered on the 30th November 1818, To the Field Force in Candeish under the personal Command of Lieutt. Colonel Samuel Huskyson.
- Creator's Lifetime: 1778/1826
- Creator's Bio: Valentine Blacker was a lieutenant colonel who served in the British East India Company during the first half of the 19th century. Blacker was born in 1778 in Armagh, Ireland, and came to India and joined in the Madras army in 1798, then started his career with the Mysore campaign. Later, he was employed in Wayanad district under Col. Stevenson in 1800 and given charge of cavalry troops; he was then under Col. Agnew, and in 1802 acted as the secretary to the Col. Pater, who was then commanding the southern divisions. In the subsequent years, due to his sheer merit, he commanded and participated in many campaigns. Finally, he was appointed as the Surveyor General of India. Valentine Blacker died in 1826 and was buried in the city of Calcutta.
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