Question

The main reason for the 2nd anglo maratha war was​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The main cause of the second Maratha war due to the defeat of the peshwa Baji Rao II by the Holkars, one of the prominent Maratha clans, as a result of which he accepted British protection by signing the Treaty of Bassein in December 1802.

Answer 2

Answer:

The main cause of the second Maratha war due to the defeat of the peshwa Baji Rao II by the Holkars, one of the prominent Maratha clans, as a result of which he accepted British protection by signing the Treaty of Bassein in December 1802. ... As a result, the second Anglo-Maratha war broke out in Central India in 1803.

Explanation:

• Second Anglo Maratha War. The war started when deposed Peshwa Baji Rao II, entered Poona with the British Forces in May 1803. British attacked from North under General Lake and from South under Arthur Wellesley, brother of the Governor General.
• Baji Rao II sought British protection and signed the Treaty of Bassein with them. As per this treaty, he ceded territory to the British and agreed to the maintenance of British troops there. The Scindias and the Bhonsles did not accept this treaty and this caused the second Anglo-Maratha war in central India in 1803.