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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.