Dictionary of Battles / From the Earliest Date to the Present Time

by Thomas Benfield Harbottle

Deeg (Second Mahratta War).

The fortress, which was held by a garrison of Holkar's troops, was besieged December 11, 1804, by the British under Lord Lake. After six days' bombardment, it was stormed on the 23rd, and the citadel captured on the following day. Over 100 guns were taken.