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 | |
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 |
Modern History
World War I and Indian Nationalism-
Increasing number of Indians from Punjab were emigrating to North America. The British government thought that these emigrants would be affected by the idea of liberty. Hence, they tried to restrict emigration. Tarak Nath Das, an Indian student in Canada, started a paper called Free Hindustan. The Hindi Association was setup in Portland in May … Read more World War I and Indian Nationalism-
Wavell Plan & Shimla Conference-
In May 1945, Lord Wavell, the Viceroy of India, went to London and discussed his ideas about the future of India with the British administration. The talks resulted in the formulation of a plan of action that was made public in June 1945. The plan is known as Wavell Plan. The Plan suggested reconstitution of … Read more Wavell Plan & Shimla Conference-