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BUXAR, or BAXAR

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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 892 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BUXAR, or BAXAR , a See also:town of See also:India, in the See also:district of See also:Shahabad, See also:Bengal, on the See also:south See also:bank of the See also:Ganges, and on the See also:East See also:Indian railway. Pop. (19o1) 13,945. There is a dismantled fort of small See also:size which was important from its commanding the Ganges. A celebrated victory was gained here on the 23rd of See also:October 1764 by the See also:British forces under See also:Major (afterwards See also:Sir See also:Hector) See also:Munro, over the See also:united armies of Shuja-ud-Dowlah and Kasim See also:Ali See also:Khan. The See also:action raged from 9 o'See also:clock till See also:noon, whenthe enemy gave way. Pursuit was, however, frustrated by Shuja-ud-Dowlah sacrificing a See also:part of his See also:army to the safety of the See also:remainder. A See also:bridge of boats had been constructed over a stream about 2 M. distant from the See also:field of See also:battle, and this the enemy destroyed before their See also:rear had passed over.

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