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{{War|name=First Maratha War |dates=1777 to 1782 |image= |combatant1=[[East India Company]] |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratha_Empire Maratha Empire ] |result=British victory |category=[[:Category:1st Maratha War|1st Maratha War]] }}

The British became involved in a dispute beween rival claimants to the throne of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratha_Empire Maratha Empire]. The Presidencies of [[Bengal (Presidency)|Calcutta ]] and [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay]] took opposing views on the matter. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nana_Fadnavis 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. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Hastings Warren Hastings ] rejected this treaty and sent another force under [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/166/mode/2up Colonel Goddard]. After a series of victories the British prevailed and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Salbai Treaty of Salbai] was signed in 1782.