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*[http://books.google.com/books?id=sUjRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA166 ''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. The First  Mahrattah War in 1803 commences page 166. 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=sUjRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA166 ''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. The First  Mahrattah War in 1803 commences page 166. 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]
*[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://www.archive.org/stream/warsportinindia100pestrich#page/n7/mode/2up ''War and sport in India, 1802-1806 : an officer's diary''] by John Pester  1913 Archive.org


== Recommended Reading==
== Recommended Reading==

Revision as of 09:43, 9 March 2010

2nd Maratha War
1803-05
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
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Location:
Combatants:
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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Category: 2nd Maratha War
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2nd Maratha War
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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:

External Links

Historical Books on-line

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 through Amazon.co.uk from the FIBIS Shop