Q2. Answer the following questions in one sentence.
1. What was Lord Wellesley's objective when he arrived in India?
2. What led to the second Anglo-Maratha war?
3. How did General Lake gain victory over Hindustan?
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Answer:
1)Lord Wellesley, as soon as he arrived in India, decided to finish the power of Tipu Sultan for good. He opened negotiations with the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Marathas and was assured of their neutrality in case of war of the English against Tipu
2)Baji Rao II sought British protection and signed the Treaty of Bassein with them. ... The Scindias and the Bhonsles did not accept this treaty and this caused the second Anglo-Maratha war in central India in 1803. The Holkars also joined the battle against the English at a later stage.
3)He took command of the British army in Ireland in April 1798, and when rebellion broke out, defeated the insurgents at Vinegar Hill on June 21. ... In 1800 Lake was made commander in chief in India, and after arriving in Calcutta (now Kokata) in July 1801, strove to modernize the Indian army
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