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“…the hunt of the Pindaris became merged in the Third Maratha War.” Comment

  • UPSC 1989
  • British Expansion in India

The remark captures how a policing campaign against irregular raiders escalated, almost seamlessly, into a full-scale war that ended Maratha independence.

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  • The Pindari Menace and the British Response
  • Why the Campaign Could Not Stay Separate from the Marathas
  • Outcome: The Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–18)

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