'My land is harsh and unyielding. The people born in this land, like the nature here, are hardy. Your elephants and big guns cannot move freely in these areas. There is very little that you can gain from this poor country of mine. Should you try to subjugate my people, you will meet with fierce resistance, so why venture on this foolhardy course?'"
"Shivaji's words aptly sum up the strategic advantages enjoyed by Maharashtra and which in turn helped it retain independence. It is true that Deccan Sultanates have held sway over the area for quite some time but their rule was confined to urban areas only and the countryside was virtually independent. It is in Maharashtra that in the course of twenty-two years of guerrilla war, in the early l8th century, the #Mughal Empire was destroyed. At the time British ascendancy in India began the Maratha confederacy was undoubtedly the most powerful and important military power in the country. "
About the Author
Col. Anil Anant Athale is former Joint Director War History Division, Min of Defence. Currently co-ordinator of Pune based think tank 'Inpad' that is affiliated with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. INPAD, a non-profit, non-governmental, apolitical and voluntary body aims to strive at achievement of peace, within India, in the region of Indian subcontinent and globally. INPAD also aims to promote impartial arms control and genuine disarmament. He is regularly contributing his articles in http://www.indiandefencereview.com and other print and electronic media’s. Readers can write to him at inpad@giaspn01.vsnl.net.in
LIST OF MAPS
Page No.
1. Battle of Kulaba 1721 71
2. Gurab 71
3. Galbat 72
4. Battle of Kulaba 1721 72
5. Battle of Palkhed 100
6. Battle of Panipat 1761 100
7. Attack on Sashti 1774 119
8. Bombay in 1774 121
9. Defeat at Wadgaon 1779 138
10. Second Attack on Poona 1781 167
11. Second Attack on Poona 1781 168
12. India in the 18th Century 169
13. Battle of Assaye (1803) 196
14. British reverse of Shikohabad (1803) 202
15. Battle of Aligarh (1803) 204
16. Battle of Lassawari (1803) 217
17. Monson's Retreat (1804) 226
18. The Siege of Bharatpur Jan.-Feb. (1805) 229
19. Battle of Khadki (1818) 252
with rare maps
CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Chapter 2
Part - I : Rise of the Maratha Power 11
Part - II : Arrival of the English in India 31
Chapter 3
Maratha Uprising Against Aurangzeb : 1682-1707 45
Chapter 4
Conflict at Sea : 1679-1756 65
Chapter 5
The Maratha Disaster at Panipat 1761 &
Power Vacuum in India 89
Chapter 6
End of the Mughal Empire : 1772 and Prelude to the
First Anglo-Maratha War: 1774-1782 107
Chapter 7
British Attacks on Poona and Lost Victory 131
Chapter 8
Second Attempt to Capture Poona and
Concerted attempt to Oust the British from India 145
Chapter 9
Diplomacy of Peace and Treaty of Salbai 1783 173
Chapter 10
The Second Anglo-Maratha War 191
Chapter 11
War in the South : The Battle of Assaye and Beyond 209
Chapter 12
Struggle for Empire : The Final Act ! 1817-1818 239
Chapter 13
Legacy of the Marathas 255
Index 259
Reviews of 1st edition 264
New Pictures added 268
SAGA OF
MARATHAS…
Research for this Project was sponsored by,
MAJOR GENERAL D.K. PALIT VRC, MILITARY STUDIES TRUST Of the IDSA, New Delhi.
The Trust was founded in 1988 by Major General DK Palit, with the object of promoting the study and re-examination of Indian military history of the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly episodes which have so far been recorded only by British authors and based solely on British records and memoirs. Now that a number of Indian archives have been opened to the public (such as the Peshwa Office papers, or documents held at the courts of some of the former princely Indian states, and others) old historical accounts could bear re-examination in the light of indigenous archives. The Trust makes scholarships available to applicants who wish to undertake such studies, or who wish to conduct similar research into campaigns and actions of the Great War and World War II in so far as they pertain to units or formations of the Indian Army, the Indian State Forces, the Royal Indian Marine or the Royal Indian Air Force; or of the wars fought since Independence. Applications for scholarships are entertained from scholars and students of military history, preference being given to serving and retired members of the Armed Forces, civilian government officers and members from academia and the Press. They should be addressed to the
Secretary,
General Palit Military Studies Trust,
United Service Institution of India,
Rao Tula Ram Marg,
Opp. Signals Enclave, New Delhi - 110 057.
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