modern India · British

Battle of Assaye

Arthur Wellesley’s victory over a larger Maratha army was a major engagement of the Second Anglo-Maratha War and weakened Scindia and Bhonsle resistance in the Deccan.

UPSC relevance

Very high relevance for the Second Anglo-Maratha War, Arthur Wellesley, and the expansion of Company paramountcy.

The visual decisiveness bar on the explorer is an editorial study aid, not a troop-strength or casualty estimate.