Conflicts & Resolutions · War
Second Anglo-Maratha War
The Second Anglo-Maratha War was fought between the British East India Company and the Maratha chiefs Scindia of Gwalior, Bhonsle of Nagpur and later Holkar of Indore. British armies under Arthur Wellesley and Gerard Lake won at Assaye, Laswari and Delhi in 1803. The Marathas lost large territories, including Delhi and the Mughal emperor's custody, and the Company became the leading power in India.
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