27 U S A ( To l l - f r e e ) 1-877-381-2914 E m a i l info@theculturalexperience.com Napoleonic the 400 year-old Vauban-style fort - one of the strongest in India. Gandhi and Nehru were interned here in WW2 and the fort still has an Indian Army Garrison. We will see where Campbell scaled the town wall and examine Wellesley’s siege and capture of the city and fort during the Second Mahratta War in August 1803. Visit the wonderful Ellora Caves in the afternoon – a UNESCO World Heritage archaeological site. Continue onto Aurangabad and check-in to our hotel for one night. Day 6 - Assaye. We drive to the battlefield of Assaye, where Wellington decisively defeated the Mahrattas in September 1803 in a battle which Wellington described years later as his hardest ever fight. We will tour the battlefield from Peepulgaon, cross the River Kaitna (by modern bridge rather than the historic ford) and follow in Wellesley’s footsteps as he advanced on Assaye itself. We then check-in to our hotel in Akola. Day 7 - Argaum. At Aragum we see where, in November 1803, Wellesley again defeated a Mahratta army. Thence to Chikaldara and up to our hilltop station hotel via the stunning viewpoint at Mozari Point and check-in to our hotel for two nights. Day 8 – Gawilghur Fortress. One of the most spectacular battlefields anywhere, the breach created in December 1803 by the East India Company’s artillery in the wall of this double fort, perched on a six hundred foot cliff, is still there. We will walk up to the breach, tour the inner fort and view the great cannon that still remain there. This is a challenging day’s walk – but all the more rewarding for it. After a great day out we return to our hotel. Day 9 - Nagpur. After yesterday’s exertions, we spend a relaxing day motoring thorough some awe-inspiring scenery on the way to Nagpur from where we catch our internal flight to Bangalore where we spend the night. Day 10 – Return. Fly Bangalore to London Vivantii by Taj Hotel, Auranagbad The Storming of Seringapatam Gawilghur Fortress Mysore Palace