3rd Maratha War

Third Maratha War
1817-18
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
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Combatants:
East India Company	Maratha Empire
Result: British victory Maratha Empire broken up
Medals: Army of India Medal 1799-1826 Clasps: Kirkee, Poona, Kirkee and Poona, Seetebuldee
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Also known as the Pindari War.

Spelling variants

Pindari, Pindarra , Pindaree, Pindarree, Pindarrie, Pindarry

Summary

Pindari marauders made violent incursions into British controlled areas and in response the British pursued them into Maratha territory. Maratha leaders rose against the British but were decisively defeated at a series of battles. Lord Hastings commanded the Grand Army and Sir Thomas Hislop the Army of the Deccan. The Maratha Empire was broken up, much territory being ceded to the British and other areas becoming princely states under British control.

Related articles

27 Oct 1817	Surrender of Sundur
5 Nov 1817	Battle of Kirkee
17 Nov 1817	Battle of Poona
28 Nov 1817	Battle of Seetabuldee
16-24 Dec 1817	Siege of Nagpore
21 Dec 1817	Battle of Mahidpore
1 Jan 1818	Battle of Corygaum
6 Jan 1818	Capture of Gudduk
8 Jan 1818	Capture of Damal
13 Jan 1818	Surrender of Hubli
14 Jan 1818	Surrender of Misri Kota
9 Feb 1818	Occupation of Belur
12-18 Feb 1818	Siege of Badami
18 Feb 1818	Battle of Ashtee
20 Feb-2 Mar 1818	Siege of Singurh
27 Feb 1818	Battle of Talneir
18 Mar 1818	Capture of Poorundhur Fort
20 Mar-10 Apr 1818	Siege of Belgaum
9 May 1818	Capture of Chanda
9-14 May 1818	Capture of Sholapoor
10 Apr 1818	Capture of Wassota
9 April 1919	Siege of Asseerghur

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
John Worthington Adams (1764-1837)
Appa Sahib (??-1837)
Baji Rao (1775-1852)
Rufane Donkin (1773-1841)
John Doveton (1768-1840)
William Keir Grant (1771-1852)
Lord Hastings (1754-1826)
Thomas Hislop (1764-1843)
John Malcolm (1769-1833)
Thomas Munro (1761-1827)
Theophilus Pritzler (??4-1839)
Baji Rao (1775-1852)
Lionel Smith (1778-1842)
Francis Staunton (1779-1825)

External Links

• Maratha Empire - Wikipedia
• 3rd Maratha War 1817-18 - Wikipedia
• The Pindari War - Wikipedia
• Map of the Maratha Confederacy 1792 Wikimedia.org

Historical books online

• The Mahratta And Pindari War compiled for the General Staff, India 1910. 2nd file Archive.org, mirrors from Digital Library of India.
• A History of the Mahrattas Vol. III by James Grant Duff 1826 Archive.org.

A History of the Mahrattas, Vol. II by James Grant Duff. Vol. II of a 1921 two volume revised annotated edition with an Introduction, by S M Edwardes, late of the Indian Civil Service. Archive.org.

• Summary of the Mahratta and Pindarree campaign,: during 1817, 1818, and 1819 by Carnaticus 1820. Google Books
• A Memoir of the Military Operations of the Nagpore Subsidiary Force, (now the Nerbudda Field Force) from its first formation in 1816, to the termination of the campaign against the Goands, in 1819 together with a short account of the Pindarra hordes by Robert Adair Macnaghten 1820. British Library Digital Collection.
• Memoir of the Operations of the British Army in India during the Mahratta War of 1817, 1818 and 1819 by Valentine Blacker 1821. Archive.org
• Maps and Plans Illustrating the Memoir of the Operations of the British Army in India during the Mahratta War of 1817, 1818 and 1819 by Valentine Blacker 1821. Google Books
• "Mahratta and Pindaree War" page 199 Considerations on the state of British India, embracing the subjects of colonization; missionaries; the state of the press; the Nepaul and Mahrattah wars; the civil government; and Indian Army by Lieutenant A. White, of the Bengal Native Infantry. 1822 Hathi Trust Digital Library.
• Journals of the Sieges of the Madras Army, in the years 1817, 1818, and 1819 by Edward Lake of the Madras Engineers 1825. Google Books

Plans and Views illustrating the Journals of the Sieges of the Madras Army, etc by Edward Lake, 1825. British Library Digital Collection.

• Memoirs of the extraordinary military career of John Shipp, late a lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment written by himself. A new illustrated edition with an Introduction by H Manners Chichester 1890 Archive.org. Originally published 1829 in 3 volumes Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 and 1843 edition with a further chapter. Archive.org

He first enlisted in 1797 age 13 (born 1784) and was with the 22nd Regiment of Foot in India, where he took part in the siege of Bhurtpore (page 99) and as a result he was promoted to be an officer in 1805. He sold out in 1808 and re-enlisted and went to India again. In 1815 he was promoted and became an ensign in the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers, Chapter 9, commencing page 155. He left India in 1825.

• Rise and Progress of the British Power in India Vol II - Pindarrie War, page 516, by Peter Auber MRAS 1837. Archive.org
• Madras Engineers who served in the Mahratta War of 1817-1819 from Addiscombe, its heroes and men of note by Colonel H. M. Vibart 1894 Archive.org
• Journal of a route across India, through Egypt, to England, in the latter end of the year 1817, and the beginning of 1818 by George Augustus Frederick Fitzclarence (1st Earl of Munster). The author was Lord Hastings' aide-de-camp serving in the Maratha campaigns of 1816-1817. About the book: Book of the Month by Kings College London Library, now an archived webpage.
• Papers Respecting the Pindarry and Mahratta Wars East India Company Papers 1811-1822, printed 1824. Google