Anglo Maratha wars ( 1775-1818):
Anglo-Maratha Wars were a series of three conflicts fought between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India during the end of the 18th and early 19th centuries.
First Anglo-Maratha War:
The following are important facts about the First Anglo-Maratha War:
Year: 1775-82
Governor General of India: Warren Hastings
Associated Persons: Warren Hastings, Madhavrao II, and Mahadji Shinde.
Outcome: Shinde was defeated by the British at Sikri in 1781.
Treaties:
- The Surat Treaty ( 1775) was signed before the start of the War.
- The Treaty of Salbai ( 1782)was signed after the end of the War.
Second Anglo-Maratha War:
The following are important facts about the Second Anglo-Maratha War:
Year: 1803-1805
Governor General of India: Lord Wellesley
Associated Persons: Daulat Scindhia and Lord Mornington
Outcome: the Maratha army was defeated.
Treaties:
The following were major treaties after the Second Anglo-Maratha War:
- The Treaty of Deogao( 1803) was signed between Bhonsle and the British.
- Rurji Anhagaon Treaty ( 1803) was signed between Scindias and the British.
- The Treaty of Rajghat ( 1805) was signed between Holkers and the British.
Third Anglo-Maratha War:
The following are important facts about the Third Anglo-Maratha War:
Year: 1817-1818
Governor General of India: Lord Hastings
Associated Persons: Baji Rao II, Bapu Gokhale, and Francis Rawdon-Hastings.
Outcome: Holkar was defeated in Mahidpur while Bhonsle was defeated in Sitabuldi.
Treaties:
Three important treaties were signed between the British and different Maratha chiefs:
- Treaty of Poona ( 1817): Between the British and Peshwa
- Treaty of Mandeswar( 1818): Between British and Holkar ( Indore)
- Gwalior Treaty( 1818) was signed between the British and Scindia
- The Treaty of Deogao ( 1803) was signed between the British and Bhonsle.
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