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Anglo-Maratha Wars
Anglo-Maratha Wars may refer to: * First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–1782) * Second Anglo-Maratha War Second Anglo-Maratha War (from 1803 –1805) was a large conflict within the Maratha Confederacy, Maratha Empire involving the British East India Company. It resulted in major loss of territory for the Marathas, including regions around Delhi a ... (1803–1805) * Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1819) * Gwalior campaign (1843) See also * Maratha (other) * Mahratta (other) * Mahratta War (other) {{sia History of Maharashtra Wars involving India Wars involving the British East India Company * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Anglo-Maratha War
The Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1819) was the final and decisive conflict between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire, Maratha Confederacy in India. The war left the Company in control of most of India. It began with an invasion of Maratha territory by British East India Company troops, and although the British were outnumbered, the Maratha army was decimated. The troops were led by Governor-General of India, Governor General Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, Hastings, supported by a force under Sir Thomas Hislop, 1st Baronet, General Thomas Hislop. Operations began against the Pindaris, a band of local mercenaries and Marathas from central India. Peshwa Baji Rao II's forces, supported by those of Mudhoji II Bhonsle of Nagpur and House of Holkar, Malharrao Holkar III of Indore, rose against the East India Company. They attempted to regain the power that was taken away by the British due to the Treaty of Bassein (1802), Treaty of Bassein. Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Anglo-Maratha War
The First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–1782) was the first conflict fought between the British East India Company and Maratha Empire in India. The war began with the Treaty of Surat and ended with the Treaty of Salbai. As per the treaty, the British and the Marathas would not fight against each other for the next 20 years. The war, fought in between Surat and Poona, saw the British defeated and restoration of positions of both the parties before the war. Warren Hastings, the first Governor-General of Bengal decided not to attack Pune directly. Background After the death of Madhavrao Peshwa in 1772, his brother Narayanrao became peshwa (prime minister) of the Maratha Empire. Narayanrao's palace guards murdered him in August 1773, and his uncle Raghunathrao (Raghoba) became the Peshwa. However, Narayanrao's wife, Gangabai, gave birth to a posthumous son, who was the legal heir to the throne. The newborn infant was named 'Sawai' Madhavrao (Sawai means "One and a Quarter" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Anglo-Maratha War
Second Anglo-Maratha War (from 1803 –1805) was a large conflict within the Maratha Confederacy, Maratha Empire 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. Background The British had supported the Peshwa Raghunathrao in the First Anglo-Maratha War, and they continued with his son, Baji Rao II. Though not as martial in his courage as his father, the son was "a past master in deceit and intrigue". Coupled with his "cruel streak", Baji Rao II soon provoked the enmity of Yashwant Rao Holkar when he had one of Holkar's relatives killed. The Maratha Empire at that time consisted of a confederacy of five major chiefs: the Peshwa (Prime Minister) at the capital city of Pune, Poona, the Gaekwad dynasty, Gaekwad chief of Baroda, the Scindia chief of Gwalior, the House of Holkar, Holkar chief of Indore, and the Bhonsle (clan), Bhonsle chief ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwalior Campaign
The Gwalior campaign was fought between the British and Scindia forces in Gwalior in India, December 1843. Background The Maratha Empire had controlled most of central and northern India but fell to the British in 1818, giving the British the control over almost all of the Indian subcontinent. On February 7, 1843, Jankojirao Scindia II the Maharaja of Gwalior died without a direct heir, leading to succession crises and British intervention. A young child named Bhagirath (later known by his regnal name Jayajirao Scindia) was appointed as the Maharaja of Gwalior with Tara Raje Sahiba Scindia as regent. However, certain nobles in Gwalior saw the failed British campaign in Afghanistan as an opportunity to become masters of independent territories. Lord Ellenborough, foreseeing the possibility tried installing a regent amenable to British Contol, citing instability after Jankoji's death and asked Scindia to reduced there Army and infantry, but Tara Scindia the Maharani of Gwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maratha (other)
Maratha are a Marathi-speaking people from Maharashtra, India. Maratha or Marathas may also refer to: * Maratha (Arcadia), a village of ancient Arcadia * Maratha (caste), an Indian caste in Maharashtra, India ** Maratha (Uttar Pradesh), the Maratha people in Uttar Pradesh, India * Maratha, Cyprus, a village * Maratha Empire (1674–1818), an empire that dominated a large portion of the Indian subcontinent See also * * Marathwada Marathwada () is a geographical region of the States and territories of India, Indian state of Maharashtra. It was formed during the Nizam of Hyderabad, Nizam's rule and was part of the then Hyderabad State. The region coincides with the Aurang ..., a region of Maharashtra, India * Mahratta (other) * Marathi (other) * Maharashtrian (other) * Mahratta War (other) * Anglo-Maratha Wars (other) * Maratha Warriors (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahratta (other)
Mahratta may refer to: An old spelling of * Maratha caste, a ruling/warrior class of the Indian subcontinent * Maratha Empire (1674–1820), India * Marathi language and those who spoke that language, primarily residing in: ** the state of Maharashtra in India Houses * ''Mahratta'' (Wahroonga), a house in Sydney, Australia Ships * SS ''Mahratta'' (1891), lost on the Goodwin Sands in 1909 * SS ''Mahratta'' (1917), lost on the Goodwin Sands in 1939 * HMS ''Mahratta'' (G23), an M class destroyer torpedoed in 1944 with the loss of 220 Military units of the British Indian Army * 5th Mahratta Light Infantry, * 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry * 105th Mahratta Light Infantry * 110th Mahratta Light Infantry * 114th Mahrattas * 116th Mahrattas * 117th Mahrattas See also *Marathi people * Marhatta *Satavahana Empire *Mahratta War (other) *Maratha (other) Maratha are a Marathi-speaking people from Maharashtra, India. Maratha or Marathas may also refer to: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahratta War (other)
Mahratta War may refer to: *First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–1802) *Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805) *Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1818) See also * Mahratta (other) *Maratha (other) *Anglo-Maratha Wars (other) Anglo-Maratha Wars may refer to: * First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–1782) * Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805) * Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1819) * Gwalior campaign (1843) See also * Maratha (other) Maratha are a Marathi-speak ... {{Disambiguation ru:Англо-маратхские войны ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state in the western region of India. It is India's second-most populous state and third-largest state by area. The region that comprises the state has a long history dating back to approximately 1300–700 BCE, although the present-day state was not established until 1960 CE. Prior to Indian independence, notable dynasties and entities that ruled the region included, in chronological order, the Asmaka, Vidarbha kingdom, Satavahana Empire, Vakataka dynasty, Chalukya Empire, Rashtrakuta Empire, Western Chalukya Empire, Seuna Yadava dynasty, Shilahara, Bahamani Sultanate, Deccan sultanates, Mughal Empire, Maratha Empire, and British Raj. Ruins, monuments, tombs, forts, and places of worship left by these rulers are dotted around the state. At the time of the Indian independence movement in the early 20th century, the region—along with the British-ruled areas of Bombay Presidency, and Central Provinces and Berar—included many British vassal states. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wars Involving India
This is a list of known wars, conflicts, battles/sieges, missions and operations involving former kingdoms and states in the Indian subcontinent and the modern day Republic of India as well as its predecessors. Ancient India (c. 15th to 1st century BCE) Classical India (c. 1st to 6th century CE) Early Medieval India (c. 7th to 12th century CE) Late Medieval India (c. 13th to 15th century CE) Early Modern India (c. 16th to mid 19th century CE) Modern India (c. 1857 to 1947 CE) Wars involving British Indian Empire Following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the rule of the British East India company came to end and the British crown began to rule over India directly as per the Government of India Act 1858. British Raj, India was now a single empire comprising British India and the princely states. : : : Independent India (c. 1947–present) Wars involving the Dominion and Republic of India In 1947, the British Raj, British Indian Empire split ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wars Involving The British East India Company
War is an armed conflict between the armed forces of states, or between governmental forces and armed groups that are organized under a certain command structure and have the capacity to sustain military operations, or between such organized groups. It is generally characterized by widespread violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular or irregular military forces. ''Warfare'' refers to the common activities and characteristics of types of war, or of wars in general. Total war is warfare that is not restricted to purely legitimate military targets, and can result in massive civilian or other non-combatant suffering and casualties. Etymology The English word ''war'' derives from the 11th-century Old English words and , from Old French ( as in modern French), in turn from the Frankish , ultimately deriving from the Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic . The word is related to the Old Saxon , Old High German , and the modern German , meaning . History Ant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
