Question

12) During the third Anglo Maratha war Poona was attacked by A) Madhava Rao B) Yeshwanth Rao C) Daulath Rao D) Peshwa Baji Rao ||​

Answer 1

D) Peshwa Baji Rao ||

is the correct answer

Answer 2

During the third Anglo Maratha war who attacked

Explanation:

D) Peshwa Baji Rao || is the correct answer

• The British continued to force one humiliating treaty after another on the Marathas. so they became very angry and finally, with his patience at an end, the Peshwa burnt the British Residency at Poona.

• The Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817-1818) came about because of conflict that arises between the British and the Pindaris. The British suspected that the Marathas were provided help to the Pindaris, who were mercenaries fighting for the Marathas.
• The Marathas decided to go to war to retain their freedom. The British had posted a large number of troops near the Maratha kingdom, supposedly to suppress the Pindaris.