Question

what helped the British to smash the marathas?How many anglo maratha were fought​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1819) was the final and decisive conflict between the British East India Company (EIC) and the Maratha Empire in India. The war left the Company in control of most of India. It began with an invasion of Maratha territory by British East India Company troops,[2] and although the British were outnumbered, the Maratha army was decimated. The troops were led by Governor General Hastings, supported by a force under General Thomas Hislop. Operations began against the Pindaris, a band of Muslim mercenaries and Marathas from central India.[note 1]

Third Anglo-Maratha War[1]Part of the Anglo-Maratha Wars

Indian Camp SceneDateNovember 1817 – April 1819Location

The modern state of Maharashtra and neighbouring areas

Result

British Victory

Formal end of the Peshwa rule.

Shinde, Holkar and Bhonsale subjected to British suzerainty.

Chhatrapati (Maratha King) retained under British suzernity.

Control over India by the British East India Company is established

By mid 1818, all of the Maratha leaders had surrendered to the British. Shinde and the Afghan Amir Khan were subdued by the use of diplomacy and pressure, which resulted in the Treaty of Gwailor on 5 November 1817. ... Holkar was defeated on 21 December 1817 and signed the Treaty of Mandeswar on 6 January 1818.