Second Anglo-Maratha War
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The Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805) was a large conflict within the Maratha Confederacy involving the British East India Company. It resulted in major loss of territory for the Marathas, including regions around Delhi and in present-day Gujarat falling into direct Company rule.
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Second Anglo-Maratha War | |||||||
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Part of the Anglo-Maratha Wars | |||||||
The Battle of Assaye, a painting by J.C. Stadler | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
East India Company Maratha Confederacy • Peshwas • Baroda State Supported by: Mughal Empire |
Maratha Confederacy • Gwalior State • Nagpur State • Indore State | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lord Mornington James Stevenson Gerard Lake Arthur Wellesley Bajirao II Anand Rao Gaekwad Shah Alam II |
Daulat Scindhia Pierre Cuillier-Perron Raghoji II Sardar Beni Singh Rajput Yashwantrao Holkar Shiv Singh Rana, Narnala | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Lake & Wellesley:[1]
| Shock infantry forces |
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