in Southern India, a village of Hyderabad, or the territory of the Nizam. This place is celebrated for the battle fought on the 28th November 1803, between the combined forces of Scindia and the Rajah of Berar, and the British army under the command of Major General Wellesley (afterwards Duke of Wellington), in which the Mahattas were defeated with great loss. A medal struck in England in 1851 commemorates the victory. Distant southwest from Ellichpoor 40 miles, north-east from Aurungabad 135. Lat. 21. 2. Long. 77. 2.