modern India · British

Battle of Delhi (1803)

Gerard Lake defeated Scindia’s army and brought the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II under Company protection during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.

UPSC relevance

Very high relevance for the Second Anglo-Maratha War and the Company’s relationship with the Mughal emperor.

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