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	In a spirit of chivalry, the Marathas permitted the British to retreat to Bombay. As per British historian James Douglas, this proved to be a strategic mistake with ramifications not just for the Maratha Empire, but the history of India, when he said that had Nana Fadnavis, the powerful minister in Pune, been like ~~Napolean~~ or Edward I, no British soldier would have survived to tell the tale and the whole course of history of India would have been different.<ref>{{cite news \|last= Paranjpe\|first= Shailendra\|date=16 January 2018\|title=Vadgaon Maval – A tale of unsung heroes and astounding warcraft\|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-vadgaon-maval-a-tale-of-unsung-heroes-and-astounding-warcraft-2575765\|newspaper=DNA India}}</ref>		In a spirit of chivalry, the Marathas permitted the British to retreat to Bombay. As per British historian James Douglas, this proved to be a strategic mistake with ramifications not just for the Maratha Empire, but the history of India, when he said that had Nana Fadnavis, the powerful minister in Pune, been like Napoleon or Edward I, no British soldier would have survived to tell the tale and the whole course of history of India would have been different.<ref>{{cite news \|last= Paranjpe\|first= Shailendra\|date=16 January 2018\|title=Vadgaon Maval – A tale of unsung heroes and astounding warcraft\|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-vadgaon-maval-a-tale-of-unsung-heroes-and-astounding-warcraft-2575765\|newspaper=DNA India}}</ref>
	The treaty of Wadgaon did not last very long and the British Governor-General in Bengal, [[Warren Hastings]], rejected the treaty on the grounds that the Bombay officials had no legal power to sign it, and ordered that British interests be secured in the area.<ref>{{cite book\|author=Spencer C. Tucker\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yUhvfR1S_UEC&pg=PA391&lpg=PA391&dq=treaty+of+surat#v=onepage&q=treaty%20of%20surat&f=false\|title=A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East\|publisher=ABC-CLIO\|year= 2009\|isbn=9781851096725\|location=940\|pages=2777}}</ref>		The treaty of Wadgaon did not last very long and the British Governor-General in Bengal, [[Warren Hastings]], rejected the treaty on the grounds that the Bombay officials had no legal power to sign it, and ordered that British interests be secured in the area.<ref>{{cite book\|author=Spencer C. Tucker\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yUhvfR1S_UEC&pg=PA391&lpg=PA391&dq=treaty+of+surat#v=onepage&q=treaty%20of%20surat&f=false\|title=A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East\|publisher=ABC-CLIO\|year= 2009\|isbn=9781851096725\|location=940\|pages=2777}}</ref>

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|image= File:Maratha British Treaty.JPG
|caption= A mural depicting the British surrender during the First Anglo-Maratha War. The mural is a part of the Victory Memorial (Vijay Stambh) located at [[Vadgaon Maval]] (Off NH-4, Malinagar, [[Vadgaon Maval]], [[Pune]])
| partof =
| date = 12–13 January 1779
| place = [[Vadgaon Maval]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|18.7486|N|73.641|E|display=inline,title}}
| result = {{flag|Maratha Empire}} victory <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/battle-of-Wadgaon|title=Battle of Wadgaon|publisher=Encyclopedia Britanica}}</ref> The British East India Company retreats to [[Bombay]], relinquishes all territories acquired by the Bombay office, agrees to share revenues from the district of [[Bharuch|Broach]] (Bharuch)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Convention-of-Wadgaon|title=Convention of Wadgaon|publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref>
| combatant1 = {{flag|Maratha Empire}}
| combatant2 = [[Image:Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg|23px]] [[East India Company]]
| commander1 = [[Nana Fadnavis]] [[Tukoji Rao Holkar]] [[Mahadaji Shinde|Mahadji Shinde]] [[Raghunathrao]]
| commander2 = Thomas Goddard
| strength1 =
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| name = Battle of Wadgaon
| causalities1 =
}}

The '''Battle of Wadgaon''' (12–13 January 1779) was a battle fought between the [[Maratha Empire]] and the [[British East India Company]] near [[Vadgaon Maval]] village in [[Maharashtra]] and was part of the [[First Anglo-Maratha War]].

==Background==
The port of [[Mumbai|Bombay (Mumbai)]] had been under British rule since 1661. Towards the second half of the 18th century, with the rise of the [[Maratha Empire]], the British felt the need to secure the port and taking control of the supply routes to it from [[Vasai|Bassein]] (now known as Vasai) to the north and from [[Pune]] to the east, both of which were part of the Maratha Empire. Also, the Marathas had started [[Franco-Indian alliances|negotiations with the French]], which was alarming for the British. 
With this objective, on 6 March 1775 the British entered into the [[Treaty of Surat]] with [[Raghunathrao]] who was a claimant to the Peshwa throne. As per the treaty, Raghunathrao would be installed as Peshwa and in return would cede [[Salsette]] and [[Bassein Fort]] to the British.<ref>{{cite book|author=William Wilson Hunter|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yUhvfR1S_UEC&pg=PA391&lpg=PA391&dq=treaty+of+surat#v=onepage&q=treaty%20of%20surat&f=false|title=The Indian Empire: Its People, History, and Products|publisher=Asian Educational Services|year= 2005|isbn=9788120615816|pages=747}}</ref>

==Preliminaries==
The East India Company's force from Bombay consisted of about 3,900 men (about 600 Europeans, the rest Asian) accompanied by many thousands of servants and specialist workers. They were joined on the way by [[Raghunath Rao]]'s forces, adding several thousand more soldiers, and more artillery. 
The Maratha army included forces contributed by all the partners in the federation, tens of thousands in all, commanded by [[Tukojirao Holkar]] and General [[Mahadji Shinde]] (also known as Mahadji Sindia).

Mahadji slowed down the British march and sent forces west to cut off its supply lines. When they found out about this, the British halted at [[Talegaon]], a few hours' brisk march from [[Pune]], but days away for the thousands of support staff with their ox-drawn carts.{{Citation needed|date=February 2017}} Now the Maratha cavalry harassed the enemy from all sides. The Marathas also utilized a scorched earth strategy, vacating villages, removing food-grain stocks, burning farmland and poisoning wells.<ref>{{cite news |last= Athale|first= Colonel Anil A|date=12 January 2018|title=How a Maratha general defeated the British|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/column/how-a-maratha-general-defeated-the-british/20180112.htm|newspaper=Rediff News}}</ref>

==Battle==
The British began to withdraw from Talegaon in the middle of the night, but the Marathas attacked, forcing them to halt in the village of Wadgaon (now called Vadgaon or [[Vadgaon Maval]]), where the British force was surrounded on 12 January 1779. By the end of the next day, the British were ready to discuss surrender terms, and on 16 January signed the 'Treaty of Wadgaon',the terms of which forced the Bombay government to relinquish all territories acquired by the Bombay office of the [[East India Company]] since 1773, the halting of a British force marching towards [[Pune]] from [[Bengal]]; and a share of revenues from the district of Broach (Bharuch).<ref>Beveridge, Henry [https://books.google.com/books?id=hRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA448&lpg=PA448&ots=s-E-Z3JG6w&sig=1HHmsff5rkrCrqWwpaCBBTcZ2Oo A Comprehensive History of India], London, Blackie (1862), via Google Books, accessed 2008-01-27</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Convention-of-Wadgaon|title=Convention of Wadgaon|publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref>

==Aftermath==
In a spirit of chivalry, the Marathas permitted the British to retreat to Bombay. As per British historian James Douglas, this proved to be a strategic mistake with ramifications not just for the Maratha Empire, but the history of India, when he said that had Nana Fadnavis, the powerful minister in Pune, been like Napolean or Edward I, no British soldier would have survived to tell the tale and the whole course of history of India would have been different.<ref>{{cite news |last= Paranjpe|first= Shailendra|date=16 January 2018|title=Vadgaon Maval – A tale of unsung heroes and astounding warcraft|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-vadgaon-maval-a-tale-of-unsung-heroes-and-astounding-warcraft-2575765|newspaper=DNA India}}</ref>
The treaty of Wadgaon did not last very long and the British Governor-General in Bengal, [[Warren Hastings]], rejected the treaty on the grounds that the Bombay officials had no legal power to sign it, and ordered that British interests be secured in the area.<ref>{{cite book|author=Spencer C. Tucker|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yUhvfR1S_UEC&pg=PA391&lpg=PA391&dq=treaty+of+surat#v=onepage&q=treaty%20of%20surat&f=false|title=A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year= 2009|isbn=9781851096725|location=940|pages=2777}}</ref>

==Legacy==
In 2003, a group named 'Express Nagrik Vadgaon Vijaystambh Pratishthan' installed a victory pillar to commemorate the victory in the Battle of Wadgaon. The victory at the Battle of Wadgaon is still celebrated in the region every year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-vadgaon-maval-a-tale-of-unsung-heroes-and-astounding-warcraft-2575765|title= Vadgaon Maval – A tale of unsung heroes and astounding warcraft|date=18 January 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Conflicts in 1779]]
[[Category:1779 in India]]
[[Category:Battles involving British India]]
[[Category:Battles involving the Maratha Empire]]
[[Category:Battles involving the British East India Company]]

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