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4. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1799):  As a result of the war, large parts of central India came  Cause of the War: Tipu refused to accept the Subsidiary under British control. Alliance of Lord Wellesley. Tipu aligned with the French 3. Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817-18): which the British saw as a threat.   Participants of the War: Marathas, Nizams and English Cause of the war: The chief reason for this war was the on one side and Tipu on other side British conflict with the Pindaris whom the British

Result of the War: suspected were being protected by the Marathas.  The British secured a decisive victory at the Battle of  Participants in the War: The Maratha chiefs Seringapatam in 1799. Bajirao II, Malharrao and Mudhoji II  Tipu’s territories were divided between the British and forged a united front against the English.

the . Result of the War:  The core area around Seringapatam and Mysore was  The British won decisively. restored to the Wodeyar dynasty who had been ruling  An obscure descendant of was placed Mysore before Hyder Ali became the de-facto ruler as the ceremonial head of the Maratha Confederacy at Satara Anglo-Maratha War:  This was the last major war fought and won by the 1. First Anglo-Maratha War (1775-1779) British. With this, the British controlled most parts India  Cause of the war: Death of Madhav Rao resulted directly or indirectly. infighting among the Marathas. English used this for their advantage. In 1777, Nana Phadnavis went against a Anglo-Sikh War: treaty signed with the Calcutta Council and granted a 1. First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-46) port on the west coast to the French.  Cause of the war: Immediately after the death of Ranjit  Participants in the War: Marathas and East India Singh, the British had begun Company increasing its military strength. The Sikh forces crossed  Results of the War: the Sutlej in December 1845 and took offensive  There was a battle at Wadgaon near in which the positions against the English forces.  Marathas under MahadjiShinde secured a decisive Participants in the War: Maharaja Duleep Singh versus victory over the English. English  The English were forced to sign the Treaty of Wadgaon  Result of the War: English victory at Sobraon led to the in 1779. signing of the Lahore Treaty in 1846 which ended the war. 2. Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803-05):  Cause of the war: 2. Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-49):  Internal squabbles among Maratha houses.  Cause of the war: Murder of few East India civil service  In the Battle of Poona in 1802, Yashwant Rao Holkar, the officers led to antagonism. Eventually there was also a chief of the of Indore defeated the and rebellion by Sikh troops

the . Participants in the War: Sikhs versus English  Baji Rao II sought British protection and signed the  Result of the war: with them.  The final battle was fought at Gujrat near Chenab (not  The Scindias and the did not accept this treaty the present Indian state Gujarat) in 1849. This was won and this caused the second Anglo-Maratha war in by the British forces. central India in 1803.  The famous Koh-i-Noor diamond went into British hands.  Participants in the War: Scindias, Bhonsles, Holkars It was in possession of Maharaja Ranjit Singh who had versus the English willed it to the PuriJagannath Temple of Odisha but his

Result of the War: will was not executed by the British. They say it was  All the Maratha forces were defeated by the British in acquired as part of the Treaty of Lahore after the second these battles. Anglo-Sikh war. www.laex.in All Wars that British Fought www.civilsprep.com