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{{War|name=2nd Maratha War |dates=1803-05 |image= |result=British victory |medal=[http://www.medals.org.uk/united-kingdom/united-kingdom104.htm Army of India Medal 1799-1826]<br>Clasps: Allighur, Battle of Delhi, Assaye, Asseerghur, Laswarree, Argaum, Gawilghur, Defence of Delhi, Battle of Deig, Capture of Deig|combatant1=[[East India Company]] |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratha_Empire Maratha Empire] |category=[[:Category:2nd Maratha War|2nd Maratha War]] }} | {{War|name=2nd Maratha War |dates=1803-05 |image= |result=British victory |medal=[http://www.medals.org.uk/united-kingdom/united-kingdom104.htm Army of India Medal 1799-1826]<br>Clasps: Allighur, Battle of Delhi, Assaye, Asseerghur, Laswarree, Argaum, Gawilghur, Defence of Delhi, Battle of Deig, Capture of Deig|combatant1=[[East India Company]] |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratha_Empire Maratha Empire] |category=[[:Category:2nd Maratha War|2nd Maratha War]] }} | ||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The British became involved in a power struggle within the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratha Maratha] government partly to counter increasing French influence. The Marathas were defeated at a series of battles by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Lake,_1st_Viscount_Lake Lord Lake] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wellesley,_1st_Duke_of_Wellington Arthur Wellesley] and the Treaties of Deogaon and Anjangaon ceded large areas of territory to the British. | The British became involved in a power struggle within the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratha Maratha] government partly to counter increasing French influence. The Marathas were defeated at a series of battles by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Lake,_1st_Viscount_Lake Lord Lake] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wellesley,_1st_Duke_of_Wellington Arthur Wellesley] and the Treaties of Deogaon and Anjangaon ceded large areas of territory to the British. | ||
== Biographies == | == Biographies == | ||
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906: | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/242/mode/1up Gerard Lake (1744-1808)] | Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906: | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/296/mode/1up Wiliam Monson (1760-1807)] | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/242/mode/1up Gerard Lake (1744-1808)] | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/334/mode/1up Perron (Pierre Cuillier) (1755-1834)] | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/296/mode/1up Wiliam Monson (1760-1807)] | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/445/mode/1up Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852)] | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/334/mode/1up Perron (Pierre Cuillier) (1755-1834)] | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/445/mode/1up Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852)] | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratha_Empire Maratha Empire] Wikipedia | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Maratha_War 2nd Maratha War 1803-05] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratha_Empire Maratha Empire] Wikipedia | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Maratha_War 2nd Maratha War 1803-05] Wikipedia | |||
==== Historical Books on-line ==== | ==== Historical Books on-line ==== | ||
[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) | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dispatchesfield00wellgoog#page/n7/mode/2up ''The dispatches of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, K. G. during his various campaigns 1799-1818''] by Lt-Col Gurwood (1835) | *[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) | ||
[http://books.google.com/books?id=sUjRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA166 The First Mahrattah War], in 1803, commences page 166 of ''Military reminiscences: extracted from a journal of nearly forty years' active service in the East Indies Volume 1'' by Colonel James Welsh of the Madras Establishment 1830. This describes what is generally known as the 2nd Maratha War. The 2nd Mahratha War continues in 1804 from [http://books.google.com/books?id=sUjRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA210 page 210] of the same book. | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/dispatchesfield00wellgoog#page/n7/mode/2up ''The dispatches of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, K. G. during his various campaigns 1799-1818''] by Lt-Col Gurwood (1835)'' | ||
[http://books.google.com/books?id=wboRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP9 ''Twelve years' military adventure in three quarters of the globe: or, Memoirs of an officer who served in the armies of His Majesty and of the East India Company, between the years 1802 and 1814 Volume 1''] by John Blakiston of the Madras Engineers. 1829 Google Books. Involvement in the 2nd Maratha War commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=wboRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA62 page 62] | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=sUjRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA166 The First Mahrattah War], in 1803, commences page 166 of ''Military reminiscences: extracted from a journal of nearly forty years' active service in the East Indies Volume 1'' by Colonel James Welsh of the Madras Establishment 1830. This describes what is generally known as the 2nd Maratha War. The 2nd Mahratha War continues in 1804 from [http://books.google.com/books?id=sUjRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA210 page 210] of the same book. | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=wboRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP9 ''Twelve years' military adventure in three quarters of the globe: or, Memoirs of an officer who served in the armies of His Majesty and of the East India Company, between the years 1802 and 1814 Volume 1''] by John Blakiston of the Madras Engineers. 1829 Google Books. Involvement in the 2nd Maratha War commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=wboRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA62 page 62] | |||
== Recommended Reading== | == Recommended Reading== | ||
[[Military_reading_list#Other_wars_and_battles|''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 | |||
[[Military_reading_list#Other_wars_and_battles|''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]]. Available throgh Amazon.co.uk from the [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/1846774616 FIBIS Shop] | |||
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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 dispatches of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, K. G. during his various campaigns 1799-1818 by Lt-Col Gurwood (1835)
- The First Mahrattah War, in 1803, commences page 166 of Military reminiscences: extracted from a journal of nearly forty years' active service in the East Indies Volume 1 by Colonel James Welsh of the Madras Establishment 1830. This describes what is generally known as the 2nd Maratha War. The 2nd Mahratha War continues in 1804 from page 210 of the same book.
- Twelve years' military adventure in three quarters of the globe: or, Memoirs of an officer who served in the armies of His Majesty and of the East India Company, between the years 1802 and 1814 Volume 1 by John Blakiston of the Madras Engineers. 1829 Google Books. Involvement in the 2nd Maratha War commences page 62
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. Available throgh Amazon.co.uk from the FIBIS Shop