Consider the following pairs in the context of Anglo-Maratha wars:

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Solution

● Pair 1 is correct: The treaty of Wadgaon was signed as part of the First Anglo - Maratha War. The Maratha army was commanded by Mahadji Scindia. The Marathas utilized a scorched earth policy, burning farmland and poisoning wells, forcing the English to surrender by mid-January 1779 and signed the Treaty of Wadgaon that forced the Bombay government to relinquish all territories acquired by the English since 1775. ● Pair 2 is incorrect: Treaty of Bassein was signed as part of the Second Anglo Maratha War. Peshwa Baji Rao II (Maratha) signed the Subsidiary Alliance with the British at Bassein in 1802. ● Pair 3 is incorrect: Treaty of Poona was signed as part of the Third Anglo Maratha War. In June 1818, the Peshwa finally surrendered and the Maratha confederacy was dissolved. The peshwaship was abolished. Some important treaties were signed after the Third Anglo Maratha War. These were: 1.       Treaty of Poona, with Peshwa. 2.       Treaty of Gwalior, with Scindia. 3.       Treaty of Mandasor, with Holkar.