The British Conquest of India (1798-1806) V. The 2nd Anglo-Maratha War: Holkar

How did Britain conquer the Maratha Empire? In this video (Part 5 of a 5-part series), we go over the second half of the 2nd Anglo-Maratha War, where the expansion of British India was brought to a halt with an unexpectedly hard-fought campaign against the Maratha domain of Yashwantrao Holkar. After that, there will also be a brief discussion on the historical implications of British Indian hegemony, and also on the many parallels between it and Revolutionary France's attempted hegemony over Europe.

SCRIPT:

All errors are my own.

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▬ SOURCES ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

Chowdhury M. Empire and Gunpowder. Routledge 2023.

Howard M. Wellington and the British Army’s Indian Campaigns. Pen & Sword Military 2020.

Pearse H. Lake’s Campaigns in India. Leonaur 2007.

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Davies H. Wellington’s Wars. Yale University Press 2012.

Holmes R. Wellington. Harper Perennial 2007.

Muir R. Wellington. Yale University Press 2013.

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Wink A. Land and Sovereignty in India. Cambridge University Press 1986.

▬ ATTRIBUTIONS ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

Wikipedia (basic facts + dates)

Maps:

Google Maps

(Chambal River)

(Aravalli Mts)

(Rann of Kutch)

(India 1794)

(India 1802)

(India 1807)

(India 1836)

(India 1860)

Pronunciations:

Youtube

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