Study Guide · Chapter 5
British Consolidation (19th Century)
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| Battle/War | Year | Combatants | Outcome/Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second Anglo-Maratha War | 1803–05 | EIC (Lord Wellesley) vs. Scindia, Bhonsle | British gains, including Delhi and Agra |
| Third Anglo-Maratha War | 1817–18 | EIC (Lord Hastings) vs. Peshwa Baji Rao II | Ended the Peshwa's authority; British paramountcy over most of India |
| First Anglo-Afghan War | 1839–42 | EIC (Lord Auckland) vs. Afghan forces | Catastrophic British defeat during the retreat from Kabul |
| First Anglo-Sikh War | 1845–46 | EIC vs. Sikh Empire | EIC victorious; Treaty of Lahore |
| Second Anglo-Sikh War | 1848–49 | EIC (Lord Dalhousie) vs. Sikh Empire | EIC victorious; full annexation of Punjab |
| Battle of Ferozeshah, Sobraon (Anglo-Sikh Wars) | 1845–46 | EIC vs. Sikh forces | Key engagements of the First Anglo-Sikh War |
| Siege of Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow (Revolt of 1857) | 1857–58 | EIC forces vs. rebel sepoys/leaders (Bahadur Shah Zafar, Nana Sahib, Rani Lakshmibai, etc.) | British suppression of the Revolt; leads to end of Company rule (1858) |
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