The Anglo-Maratha Wars (1775–1818) were fought between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company. Spread across three conflicts, these wars ended with the dissolution of the Maratha Confederacy and the rise of British control over most of India.

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• First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–1782), began with Treaty of Surat
• Ended with Treaty of Salbai, restoring pre-war positions
• British defeated at Vadgaon, forced into treaty, later reversed by Hastings
• Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805) caused by Treaty of Bassein
• British under Arthur Wellesley defeated Scindia, Bhonsle, Holkar
• British gained Orissa, Gujarat parts, Bundelkhand, Delhi-Agra region
• Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1818) decisive against Marathas
• Peshwa defeated, Confederacy dissolved, territories annexed
• Maratha states like Gwalior, Indore, Nagpur became princely states
• Ended Peshwa system, Satara ruled by Shivaji’s descendant
• Result: British dominance established over India south of Sutlej