War | Year | Treaty | Gov General | Battles et al |
Anglo Marathas | ||||
First | 1775-82 | Began: Treaty of Surat
End: Treaty of Salbai |
Warren Hastings | Battle of Wadgaon |
Second | 1803-05 | Began: treaty of Bassein | Lord Wellesley | Battle of Assaye |
Third | 1816-19 | Treaty of Gwalior | Marquess of Hastings | Battle of Pindari
End of Peshwa rule |
Anglo French | ||||
First | 1746-48 | Treaty of Aix-la-Chepelle | Reason: Austrian succession in Europe | 1746: Battle of Adyar/San Thome |
Second | 1749-54 | War of succession between Nasir Jung (English) and Muzaffar Jung (French) after death of Nizam | 1749: Battle of Ambur
Rise of Robert Clive |
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Third | 1758-63 | Treaty of Paris | Reason: 7 years war in Europe | 1760: Battle of Wandiwash (French defeat) |
Anglo Mysore | ||||
First | 1766-69 | |||
Second | 1780-1784 | Treaty of Mangalore | Warren Hastings | After death of Hyder Ali in 1782 Tipu led the war |
Third | 1789-92 | Treaty of Seringapatnam | Cornwallis | Defeat of Tipu |
Fourth | 1799 | Wellesley | Battle of Seringapatnam. Death of Tipu. | |
Anglo Sikh War | ||||
First | 1845-46 | Treaty of Lahore | Hardinge | |
Second | 1848-49 | Dalhousie | Final Subjugation of the Sikhs |
Civil Rebellions and Tribal Uprisings
The backbone of the rebellions, their mass base and striking power came from the rack-rented peasants, ruined artisans and demobilized soldiers CAUSES The major cause of the civil rebellions was the rapid changes the British introduced in the economy, administration and land revenue system. The revenues were enhanced by increasing taxes. Thousands of zamindars and … Read more