Second Anglo-Maratha War

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1803–1805 · Delhi and the Deccan · Asia · War

The British take Delhi and the Mughal emperor in hand

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Exploiting quarrels among the Maratha chiefs, the East India Company beat the armies of Scindia and Bhonsle at Assaye, where Arthur Wellesley, the future Wellington, made his name, and at Laswari. In 1803 the British occupied Delhi, and the blind emperor Shah Alam II became their pensioner.

State: Mughal Empire

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