why was it essential to defeat marathas for the established of british rule
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The Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1818) 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 the 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 the Governor General Hastings (no relation to Warren Hastings, the first governor-general of Bengal) 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]
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the maratha empire already occupied the largest territory of british governing states and colonies and the huge army of maratha is trubble for britishers and the leaders of maratha wants to defeat the british rule in economic as well as in political ways