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'''Also known as the Pindari | '''Also known as the Pindari War.''' | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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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. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Rawdon-Hastings,_1st_Marquess_of_Hastings Lord Hastings] commanded the [[Grand Army]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Thomas_Hislop,_1st_Baronet 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. | 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. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Rawdon-Hastings,_1st_Marquess_of_Hastings Lord Hastings] commanded the [[Grand Army]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Thomas_Hislop,_1st_Baronet 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. | ||
== Biographies == | |||
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | |||
http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/122/mode/1up John Doveton (1768-1847)]<br> | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/193/mode/1up Lord Hastings (1754-1826)]<br> | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/202/mode/1up Thomas Hislop (1764-1843)]<br> | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/270/mode/2up John Malcolm (1769-1833)]<br> | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/306/mode/2up Thomas Munro (1761-1827)]<br> | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/345/mode/1up Theophilus Pritzler (??4-1839)]<br> | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
==== Historical Books Online ==== | |||
===Historical Books Online=== | |||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=iYRCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PP9 ''Summary of the Mahratta and Pindarree campaign,: during 1817, 1818, and 1819''] by Carnaticus 1820. Google Books | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=iYRCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PP9 ''Summary of the Mahratta and Pindarree campaign,: during 1817, 1818, and 1819''] by Carnaticus 1820. Google Books | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/memoiroftheopera032347mbp#page/n7/mode/2up ''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 | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/memoiroftheopera032347mbp#page/n7/mode/2up ''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 | ||
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*[http://books.google.com/books?id=_G4BAAAAMAAJ&pg=PP9 ''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 | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=_G4BAAAAMAAJ&pg=PP9 ''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 | ||
===Other=== | ==== Other ==== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratha_Empire Maratha Empire] - Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratha_Empire Maratha Empire] - Wikipedia | ||
*[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mahratta.php Maratha Wars] - Heritage History | *[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mahratta.php Maratha Wars] - Heritage History | ||
Revision as of 15:26, 3 March 2010
Also known as the Pindari War.
Summary
| Third Maratha War | |
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| 1817-18 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Location: | |
| 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 | |
| Links: | |
| Category: 3rd Maratha War | |
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See our interactive map of 3rd Maratha War locations and routes on Google Maps | |
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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.
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/122/mode/1up John Doveton (1768-1847)]
Lord Hastings (1754-1826)
Thomas Hislop (1764-1843)
John Malcolm (1769-1833)
Thomas Munro (1761-1827)
Theophilus Pritzler (??4-1839)
External Links
Historical Books Online
- Summary of the Mahratta and Pindarree campaign,: during 1817, 1818, and 1819 by Carnaticus 1820. Google Books
- 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
- 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
Other
- Maratha Empire - Wikipedia
- Maratha Wars - Heritage History
- 3rd Maratha War 1817-18 - Wikipedia
- The Pindari War - Wikipedia