1st Maratha War
Summary
| First Maratha War | |
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| 1777 to 1782 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
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| East India Company | Maratha Empire |
| Result: British victory | |
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| Category: 1st Maratha War | |
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The British became involved in a dispute beween rival claimants to the throne of the Maratha Empire. The Presidencies of Calcutta and Bombay took opposing views on the matter. Nana Phadnis, the leader of the Maratha chiefs, broke the terms of the treaty with Calcutta and a force under Colonel Cockburn was sent towards Pune. The British were roundly defeated at the Battle of Wargaum (Wadgaon) and forced to sign a treaty relinquishing all territory acquired after 1775. Warren Hastings rejected this treaty and sent another force under Colonel Goddard. After a series of victories the British prevailed and the Treaty of Salbai was signed in 1782.
Pune Expeditionary Force
Colonel Charles Egerton commanding
- 591 European troops
- 2,278 Sepoys
- 500 gun lascars
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Thomas Goddard (1740?-1783)
External Links
Maratha Empire Wikipedia
First Anglo-Maratha War 1777-82 Wikipedia