The second Anglo-Maratha warfare 1803–1805 become the second struggle between the British East India enterprise and the Maratha Empire in India.

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                                                         Anglo-Maratha warfare 1803–1805 

This act at the part of the Peshawar, their nominal overlord, horrified and disgusted the Maratha chieftains; particularly, the Scindia rulers of Gwalior and the Bhonsale rulers of Nagpur and Berar contested the agreement.

The British method included Wesley securing the Deccan Plateau, Lake taking Doab after which Delhi, Powell getting into Bundelkhand, Murray taking Badoch, and Harcourt neutralizing Bihar. The British had to be had over fifty three,000 guys to assist accomplish their desires.66–sixty seven

In September 1803, Scindia forces lost to Lord Gerard Lake at Delhi and to Arthur Wellesley at Assaye. On 18 October, British forces took the pettah of Asirgarh fort with a lack of killed and five wounded. The fort's garrison sooner or later surrendered on the twenty first after the attackers had erected a battery.[citation needed] British artillery pounded historic ruins used by Scindia forces as forward running bases, eroding their control. In November, Lake defeated some other Scindia strain at Laswari, followed via way of Wellesley's victory over Bhonsale forces at Argaon (now Adgaon) on 29 November 1803. The Holkar rulers of Indore belatedly joined the fray and forced the British to make peace. Maharata military become completely wiped