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The Battle of Kolhapur was fought between the army of Chhatrapati Shivaji and the Bijapur's Abyssinian general Rustam Jamam. The Battle was fought on 28 December 1659 on the land of Kolhapur, Maharashtra.

Nana Saheb was the adopted son of last Peshwan baji Rao II. As the adopted son of the exiled Maratha Peshwa Baji Roa II, he entitled to a pension from English East India Company. Nana Sahib was born as Dhondu Pant, was an Indian Maratha aristocrat and fighter, who led the rebellion in Kanpur during the 1857 uprising.

The Battle of Pratapgad was fought between the force of  Maratha King Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the Adil Shah general Afzal Khan. The Marathas defeated the Adil Shah force. The battle was fought on 10 November 1659, at the fort of Pratapgad, Maharashtra.

The Battle of Lalsot was fought between the Rajputs of Jaipur and Jodhpur on one side and Maratha Empire on other side.This battle was fought in 1787.

The battle of Assaye took place on 23 September 1803. This battle was the major battle of Second Anglo-Maratha War fought between Maratha Empire and British East India Company. In this battle the Maratha Army was lead by Daulat Sindhia and Raja of Berar and the British Army was lead by Commander General Arthur Wellesely.

The Siege of Aligarh also known as battle of Aligarh was fought between the Maratha and British East India Company during the Second Anglo-Maratha War. It was took place in 1803 at Aligarh.

The battle of Argaon was fought during the Second Anglo-Maratha War. This battle was fought between British East India Company and the forces of Bhosle of Berar and Sindhia of Gwalior on 29 November 1803.

The Siege of Bharatpur was the battle during Second Anglo-Maratha War. The battle was fought between Maratha Army and British East India Company. The battle was fought between 02 January and 22 February 1805 in the Indian Princely state of Bharatpur, India. 

The Siege of Ahmednagar was the first battle of Second Anglo-Maratha War fought between Maratha Army and British East India Company. This battle was took place in 1803. The main cause of the second Maratha war due to the defeat of the peshwa Baji Rao II by the Holkars, one of the prominent Maratha clans, as a result of which he accepted British protection by signing the Treaty of Bassein in December 1802.

The Battle of Deeg was fought during the Second Anglo-Maratha War. The battle was fought of 13 November 1804 between Maratha Empire and British East India Company. A force of the British East India Company led by Major General Fraser defeated Maratha Army.