A History of the Mahrattas v2.c57.83

v2.c57.83

The British had not fourteen hundred men fit for duty in the defence of Seetabuldee, whereas the army of Appa Sahib amounted to eighteen thousand men, half of whom were infantry, and of these three or four thousand were Arabs, who fought with much resolution. The British lost three hundred and thirty-three in killed and wounded; amongst whom twelve were European officers.¹ The Mahrattas lost about an equal number. The disproportion at Nagpoor was not much greater than at Poona; but the presence of a European regiment, and the advantage of acting offensively, gave a very different character to the contest.