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{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Third Anglo-Maratha War<ref>{{cite web|title=Maratha Wars|url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Maratha-Wars|website=Britannica Encyclopædia}}</ref>
| partof = the [[Anglo-Maratha Wars (disambiguation)|Anglo-Maratha
| image = Indian Camp Scene.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| caption = Indian camp scene
| date = 5 November 1817 – 9 April 1819
| place = The modern state of [[Maharashtra]] and neighbouring areas
| result = British victory
*Formal end of the Peshwa rule.
*Shinde, Holkar and Bhonsale subjected to British suzerainty.
*[[Chhatrapati]] (Maratha
*British East India Company takes control over all Maratha territories.
| combatant1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|23px]] [[Maratha Empire|Maratha Confederacy]]<br>
*[[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|23px]] [[ *[[File:Indore Flag *[[File: *[[File:Flag of *[[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|23px]] [[Pindari| | combatant2 =
| commander1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|23px]] [[
| commander2 = [[File:Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg|23px]] [[Francis Rawdon-Hastings]]<br>[[File:Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg|23px]] [[John Malcolm]]<br>[[File:Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg|23px]] [[Sir Thomas Hislop, 1st Baronet|Thomas Hislop]]<br>[[File:Flag of the State of Hyderabad (18th century-1900).svg|23px]] [[Asaf Jah III]]
| strength1 = <!--Over 100,000 -->
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{{Campaignbox Third Anglo-Maratha War}}
{{Campaignbox Anglo-Maratha Wars}}
The '''Third Anglo-Maratha War''' (1817–1819) was the final and decisive conflict between the [[
[[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. Pressure and diplomacy convinced the fourth major Maratha leader, [[Daulat Scindia|Daulatrao Shinde]] of [[Gwalior]], to remain neutral even though he lost control of [[Rajasthan]].
British victories were swift, resulting in the breakup of the Maratha Empire and the loss of Maratha independence. Several minor battles were fought by the Peshwa's forces to prevent his capture.{{sfn|Naravane|2006|pp=79–86}}
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==The Marathas and the British==
[[File:Joppen1907India1805a-21.jpg|thumb|200px|Map of India after the Second Anglo-Maratha War, 1805]]
The Maratha Empire was founded in 1674 by Chhatrapati [[Shivaji]] Maharaj the [[Bhosle]] dynasty.{{sfn|Subburaj|2000|p=13}}
===Growing British power===
While the Marathas were fighting the Mughals in the early 18th century, the British held small trading posts in [[
During the period 1750–1761, British defeated the French East India Company in India, and by 1793 they were firmly established in [[Bengal]] in the east and [[Madras]] in the south. They were unable to expand to the west as the Marathas were dominant there, but they entered [[Surat]] on the west coast via the sea.{{sfn|Sen|1994|p=3}}
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The Maratha gains in the north were undone because of the contradictory policies of Holkar and Shinde and the internal disputes in the family of the Peshwa, which culminated in the murder of [[Narayanrao Peshwa]] in 1773.{{sfn|Sen|1994|p=9}} [[Raghunathrao]] was ousted from the seat of Peshwa due to continuing internal Maratha rivalries. He sought help from the British, and they signed the [[Treaty of Surat]] with him in March 1775.{{sfn|Sen|1994|p=10}} This treaty gave him military assistance in exchange for control of [[Salsette Island]] and [[Bassein Fort]].{{sfn|Sen|1994|pp=10–11}}
The treaty set off discussions amongst the British in India as well as in Europe because of the serious implications of a confrontation with the powerful Marathas. Another cause for concern was that the Bombay Council had exceeded its constitutional authority by signing such a treaty.{{sfn|Sen|1994|p=11}} The treaty was the cause of the start of the [[First Anglo-Maratha War]].{{refn|This treaty, as Grant Duff says, occasioned infinite discussions amongst the British in India and in Europe, and started the First Maratha War.{{sfn|Sen|1994|p=11}}|group=note}} This war was
The Marathas were still in a very strong position when the new Governor General of British controlled territories [[Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis|Cornwallis]] arrived in India in 1786.{{sfn|Sen|1994|p=17}} After the treaty of Salabai, the British followed a policy of coexistence in the north. The British and the Marathas enjoyed more than two decades of peace, thanks to the diplomacy of [[Nana Phadnavis]], a minister in the court of the 11-year-old [[Peshwa Sawai Madhavrao]]. The situation changed soon after Nana's death in 1800. The power struggle between Holkar and Shinde caused Holkar to attack the Peshwa in [[Pune]] in 1801, since the Peshwa sided with Shinde. The Peshwa [[Baji Rao II]] fled Pune to safety on a British warship. Baji Rao feared loss of his own powers and signed the [[Treaty of Bassein (1802)|treaty of Bassein]]. This made the Peshwa in effect a subsidiary ally of the British.
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=== Maratha-Hyderabad Relations ===
In 1762, [[Raghunathrao]] allied with the Nizam due to mutual distrust and differences with [[Madhavrao Peshwa]]. The Nizam marched towards [[Poona]], but little did he know that Rughunathrao was going to betray him. In 1763, [[Madhavrao I]] along with Raghunathrao defeated the Nizam at the [[Battle of Rakshasbhuvan]] and signed a treaty with the [[Marathas]].{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} In 1795, he was defeated by [[Madhavrao II]]'s [[Maratha]]s at the [[Battle of Kharda]] and was forced to cede [[Daulatabad, Maharashtra|Daulatabad]], [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]] and [[Sholapur]] and pay an indemnity of Rs. 30 million. A [[France|French]] general, [[Michel Joachim Marie Raymond|Monsieur Raymond]], served as his military leader, strategist and advisor.
The [[Battle of Kharda]] took place in 1795 between the [[Nizam]] and the [[Maratha Confederacy]], in which the Nizam was badly defeated. Governor General [[John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth|John Shore]] followed the policy of non-intervention despite
===The British East India Company===
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==Major events of the war==
===Conflict in Pune and the pursuit of Baji Rao II===
[[File:Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-92) - Francis Rawdon-Hastings (1754-1826), Second Earl of Moira and First Marquess of Hastings - RCIN 407508 - Royal Collection.jpg|thumb|[[Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings|The Marquess of Hastings]]. ''[[Portrait of Lord Moira]]'' by [[Joshua Reynolds]], 1790]]
The war began as a campaign against the [[Pindaris]],{{sfn|Sarkar|Pati|2000|p=48}} but the first battle occurred at [[Pune]] where the Peshwa, [[Baji Rao II]], attacked the under-strength British cantonment on 5 November 1817. The Maratha forces comprised 20,000 cavalry, 8,000 infantry, and 20 artillery guns{{sfn|Naravane|2006|p=80}} whereas the British had 2,000 cavalry, 1,000 infantry, and eight artillery units.{{sfn|Naravane|2006|p=81}} What followed was the [[Battle of Khadki]] where the Maratha were initially successful in creating and exploiting a gap in the British lines, but were soon nullified by the advance of the British infantry, which firing volley after volley, caused the Maratha to retreat in a matter of four hours. The British soon claimed victory with the loss of 86 men compared to the 500 Maratha killed.{{sfn|Murray|1901|p=324}}{{sfn|Chhabra|2005|p=19}}
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The Pindaris, who were mostly cavalry armed with spears, came to be known as the ''Shindeshahi'' and the ''Holkarshahi'' after the patronage they received from the respective Maratha leaders.{{sfn|Naravane|2006|pp=86–87}} The major Pindari leaders were Chitu, Karim Khan, and Wasil Mohammad and their total strength was estimated at 33,000.{{sfn|Naravane|2006|p=86}} The Pindaris frequently raided villages in Central India and it was thought that this region was being rapidly reduced to the condition of a desert because the peasants were unable to support themselves on the land.{{sfn|Russell|1916|p=396}} In 1815, 25,000 Pindaris entered the [[Madras Presidency]] and destroyed over 300 villages on the [[Coromandel coast]]. Other Pindari raids on British territory followed in 1816 and 1817 and therefore [[Francis Rawdon-Hastings]] wanted the Pindaris extinguished.{{sfn|Sinclair|1884|p=194}}
In opposition to what the British forces expected as they entered the region in late 1817, they found that the Pindaris had not devastated the area. In fact the British found a super-abundance of food and forage, especially grain, which added immensely to the security of their supplies.<ref name="mapw" /> The Pindaris were attacked, and their homes were surrounded and destroyed. General Hislop from the Madras Residency attacked the Pindaris from the south and drove them beyond the Narmada river, where governor-general Francis Rawdon-Hastings was waiting with his army.{{sfn|Sinclair|1884|pp=195–196}} With the principal routes from Central India being occupied by British detachments, the Pindari forces were completely broken up, scattered in the course of a single campaign. Being armed only with spears, they made no stand against the regular troops, and even in small bands they were unable to escape the ring of forces drawn around them.{{
The Pindari forces proved unable to counter the British and the Pindari chiefs were soon reduced to the condition of hunted outlaws. Karim and Chitu had still 23,000 soldiers between them but such a force was no match for the armies that surrounded them. In whatever direction they turned they were met by British forces; defeat followed defeat. Many fled to the jungles, while others sought refuge in the villages, but were killed without mercy by local villagers who had not forgotten the sufferings inflicted upon them by the Pindaris.{{sfn|Sinclair|1884|pp=195–196}} All the leaders had surrendered before the end of February 1818 and the Pindari system and power was brought to a close. They were removed to Gorakhptir where they obtained grants of land for their subsistence. Karim Khan became a farmer on the small estate he received beyond the Ganges in Gorakpur. Wasil Mohammed attempted to escape, and after he was found Mohammed committed suicide by imbibing poison.{{sfn|Keightley|1847|p=165}} Chitu, another Pindari warrior,{{sfn|Travers|1919|p=19}} was hunted by John Malcolm from place to place until he had no followers left. He vanished into the jungles of Central India in 1819{{sfn|Sinclair|1884|p=196}} and was killed by a tiger.{{sfn|Hunter|1909|p=495}}{{refn|Chithu is referred to as Setu in Marathi.{{sfn|Naravane|2006|p=86}} "So the famous Chithu, the Pindari chieftain, who, wandering alone in the jungle on the banks of the Tapti River after the defeat and dispersal of his robber horde in 1818, fell a victim to a man-eating tiger, his remains being identified by the discovery of his head and a satchel containing his papers in the tiger's lair."{{sfn|Burton|1936|pp=246–247}} |group=note}}
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===Events in Holkar===
[[File:Joppen1907India1823a.jpg|thumb|200px|Map of India after the Third Anglo-Maratha War, 1819]]
[[File:Battle of Mehidpoor 2nd position, 21 Dec 1817.jpg|thumb|Battle of Mehidpoor 2nd position, 21 Dec 1817]]
The Court of Holkar, based at [[Indore]], was at this time practically nonexistent. The dynasty was headed by 11-year-old [[Malhar Rao Holkar III]] under the regency of his dead father's mistress [[Tulsi Bai Holkar]]. Tulsi Bai was executed by her own troops in December 1817 for allying with the British; soon after, the British advanced into Holkar's territory, encountering his army about 40 km north of Indore at the [[Battle of Mahidpur]].{{sfn|Kibe|1904|pp=351–352}}{{sfn|Bakshi|Ralhan|2007|p=315}}<ref name="mapw" />
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[[File:Asirgarh Fort1.jpg|thumb|Asirgarh Fort]]
During the last stages of the conflict, from 1818 to 1819, British military operations switch to capturing Maratha-held forts which were still holding out under the command of their [[Kiladar|qiladars]]. On February 27, 1818, British forces under the command of [[Sir Thomas Hislop, 1st Baronet|Sir Thomas Hislop]] approached [[Thalner|Thalner Fort]], assuming it was friendly; the fort's qilidar, Tulsiram Mama, ordered his troops to fire on the British, outraging Hislop who laid siege to the fort. After ordering several bombardments against the fort walls, he personally led a storming party which captured the fort and overwhelmed its garrison (which was composed mostly of Arab soldiers). Mama was tried and executed for [[perfidy]], and was hung on a nearby tree.<ref>
In early 1819, almost all of the forts had been taken, with the lone holdout being [[Asirgarh Fort]], which was under the command of qiladar Jeswant Rao Lar. In March of that year, a massive British contingent lay siege to Asirgarh, capturing and occupying the town next to the fort to serve as a temporary base of operations. The 1,200-strong garrison was subject to constant artillery bombardments before the British launched an assault, which led to the fort's capture on 9 April. With the capture of Asirgarh Fort, the British victory was complete and all military operations ceased.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cannon |first1=Richard |title=Historical Record of the 67th Foot |date=1849 |publisher=Parker, Furnivall & Parker |location=London |url=https://www.gutenberg.org/files/57663/57663-h/57663-h.htm#Page_14}}</ref><ref name="mapw" />
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==See also==
{{Commons
* [[Maratha Empire]]
* [[First Anglo-Maratha War]]
* [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]]
==Notes==
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