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Bhima Koregaon
January 1 , 2019
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- On January 01, 2019 people visited the Vijay Stambh (war memorial) in Koregaon Bhima village in Pune district of Maharashtra.
- The battle was fought in Bhima Koregaon, a district in Pune with a strong historical Dalit connection, between the Peshwa forces and the British on January 1, 1818.
- It is the 201st year of this battle of Bhima Koregaon.
- The British army, which comprised mainly of Dalit soldiers, fought the upper caste-dominated Peshwa army.
- The British troops defeated the Peshwa army.
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