First Battle of Hampi

First Battle of Hampi
Part of the 1821 Maharashtra-Andhrapradesh Campaign of the Sandoric Wars
The Galbadian Blue Life Guards Regiment repulsing the Magyarian Fusiliers.
Date 15 August - 21 August 1821 Location Hampi, Indiae Result Aurucolian and Sikh Victory General Martin Dobos successfully splits Lucian and Galbadian flanks. Aurucolian Generals Perunović pursue Koppel's retreating Galbadian Army to Goa while Rácz pursues Auchinleck's retreating Lucio-Nibel-Nihhon forces. General Benedict Humeray successfully withdraws 85% of all Coalition forces, minimizing losses. Humeray also initiated as scorched earth policy.
Belligerents
Lucis Empire Lucis East Indiae Company Cape Basel Colony Chiyoda Company Regiment Holy Galbadian Empire Galbadian Indiae Mughal Empire Kingdom of Gorkhali	Sikh Empire Sandoric Aurucolia Aurucolian East Indiae Company Hyderabad State
Commanders and leaders
Benedict Humeray Johannes Vandemeer David Auchinleck Baron Hamilton Georg Ludwig Koppel John Manuel de Gama Girvan Bhimsen Shah Raj Vajracharya	Flórián Székely de Kisbátor Martin Dobos Wim van den Kerkdijk Mohandyal Singh Harzadan Faqartadari Csanád Hetényi Božidar Živanović
Strength
200,000 75,000 25,000 10,000 300,000 50,000 50,000 20,000	500,000 300,000 100,000
Casualties and losses
approx. 10,000 killed or wounded	approx. 30,000 killed or wounded

The First Battle of Hampi (15 August - 21 August 1821) was an engagement that took place at the small town of Hampi in Southern Indiae. It was fought primarily between Allied Coalition Forces under the command of General Sir. Benedict Humeray against the Auro-Sikh forces under Marshal Flórián Székely de Kisbátor.

The battle saw Humeray attempt to halt the advance of the more numerical superior Aurucolian and Sikh forces. The engagement at Hampi would prove to be one of Humeray's first attempts to regain the advantage. Instead of waging a direct war, 30% of the Coalition forces dedicated to committing and harassing enemy columns and waging a Guerilla Warfare against both the Sikhs and Aurucolians. However, the battle would prove to be one of the battles of the campaign in which nearly the entire Coalition forces were decimated. Aurucolian General Martin Dobos nearly destroyed the Galbadian forces just 4 kms from Hampi with an attack that split the Lucian and Galbadian forces apart. With this, Koppel was left with no choice but to withdraw early in the battle and retreat to Goa, while Auchinleck's forces stayed behind for another day to allow Humeray to withdraw the rest of the Coalition forces still in Hampi. Despite losing Hampi, 85% of the Allies strength in the battle managed to withdraw, while Auchinleck's delaying tactic and the continuous guerilla warfare instigated by Indiaen natives caused high casualies for the Sandoric forces.

By 21 August, Auchinleck withdrew but was unable to link-up with Humeray's main force because of Kerkdijk's Army preventing them. This forced Auchinleck to retreat to Mysoru, where he made a stand against Aurucolian General Arnold Rácz. Koppel and Auchinleck would not rejoin Humeray until the Battle of Bengaluru.