Battle of Mahidpur
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The Battle of Mahidpur was a decisive 1817 engagement in central India during the Third Anglo-Maratha War, in which British forces defeated the Holkar Marathas and paved the way for the consolidation of British rule over much of the subcontinent.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Mahidpur canonical | 2 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Holkar State of Indore ⓘ
surface form:
Holkar State
Maratha forces of the Holkar dynasty ⓘ |
| combatant |
Holkar faction of the Marathas
ⓘ
surface form:
Holkar Marathas
|
| conflict | Third Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| consequence |
Treaty of Mandsaur
ⓘ
expansion of British political control in central India ⓘ reduction of Holkar State to subsidiary status ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Maratha Empire ⓘ |
| date | 21 December 1817 ⓘ |
| era | British colonial expansion in India ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty arrangements consolidating British supremacy in central India ⓘ |
| location |
Central India
ⓘ
Mahidpur ⓘ present-day Madhya Pradesh ⓘ |
| opponentCommander |
Holkar generals
ⓘ
Malhar Rao Holkar II ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive British victory ⓘ |
| partOf | Third Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier engagements of the Third Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British East India Company
ⓘ
surface form:
British East India Company rule in India
Holkar dynasty ⓘ Maratha Empire ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive engagement of the Third Anglo-Maratha War
ⓘ
paved the way for consolidation of British rule over much of India ⓘ |
| theatre | Central India ⓘ |
| year | 1817 ⓘ |
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