The Battle of Assaye was fought on 23 September 1803 during the Second Anglo-Maratha War between the British and Maratha empires. An outnumbered British army led by Major-general Arthur Wellesley defe
c. 1815 engraving of the battle
Lord Mornington, the Governor-General of British India between 1798 and 1805, oversaw a rapid expansion of British territory in India.
The 78th Regiment of Foot advancing
The 19th Light Dragoons attacking Maratha cavalry