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[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924064123262#page/n11/mode/2up ''Memoir of the Life and Military Services of Viscount Lake, Baron Lake of Delhi and Laswaree''] by Col. Hugh Pearse (1908)<br> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924064123262#page/n11/mode/2up ''Memoir of the Life and Military Services of Viscount Lake, Baron Lake of Delhi and Laswaree''] by Col. Hugh Pearse (1908)<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/despatchesminute02well#page/n5/mode/2up The | [http://www.archive.org/stream/despatchesminute02well#page/n5/mode/2up The Despatches, Minutes, and Correspondence of the Marquess Wellesley KCG during his Administration in India Vol II] Edited by Montgomery Martin 1836 | ||
== Recommended Reading== | == Recommended Reading== | ||
Revision as of 18:51, 5 January 2010
| 2nd Maratha War | |
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| 1803-05 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
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| East India Company | Maratha Empire |
| Result: British victory | |
| Medals: Army of India Medal 1799-1826 Clasps: Allighur, Battle of Delhi, Assaye, Asseerghur, Laswarree, Argaum, Gawilghur, Defence of Delhi, Battle of Deig, Capture of Deig | |
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Summary
The British became involved in a power struggle within the Maratha government partly to counter increasing French influence. The Marathas were defeated at a series of battles by Lord Lake and Arthur Wellesley and the Treaties of Deogaon and Anjangaon ceded large areas of territory to the British.
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:
Gerard Lake (1744-1808)
Wiliam Monson (1760-1807)
Perron (Pierre Cuillier) (1755-1834)
Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852)
External Links
Maratha Empire Wikipedia
2nd Maratha War 1803-05 Wikipedia
Historical Books on-line
Memoir of the Life and Military Services of Viscount Lake, Baron Lake of Delhi and Laswaree by Col. Hugh Pearse (1908)
The Despatches, Minutes, and Correspondence of the Marquess Wellesley KCG during his Administration in India Vol II Edited by Montgomery Martin 1836
Recommended Reading
Galloping guns : the experiences of an officer of the Bengal Horse Artillery during the Second Maratha War 1804-05 by James Young. s.l.: Leonaur, (republished 2008?). Eyewitness to war series. Review in FIBIS Military Reading List