2nd Maratha War

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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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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

  • Maratha Empire Wikipedia
  • 2nd Maratha War 1803-05 Wikipedia
  • Blogs and books (historical fiction) by Bernard Cornwell
    • Blogs
    • Books
      • Sharpe's Triumph: Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Assaye, September 1803. Volume 2 of a trilogy. FIBIS Shop details, but not currently available from Amazon.co.uk
      • Sharpe's Fortress: Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Gawilghur, December 1803. Volume 3 of a trilogy. Available from the FIBIS Shop through Amazon.co.uk
      • For Volume 1 of the trilogy, set in Seringapatam in 1799, refer 4th Mysore War

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