Battles & Campaigns · 1779
Battle of Wadgaon
Wadgaon Maval, near Pune, Maharashtra, India
What happened
Maratha forces under Mahadaji Shinde, with Tukoji Rao Holkar and Nana Fadnavis, faced a British East India Company army from Bombay. It ran short of supplies and began to retreat. Mahadaji Shinde's troops surrounded it, and the British surrendered.
Why it matters
Why it matters: It was a major Maratha success in the First Anglo-Maratha War. Mahadaji Shinde's role made him the leading Maratha commander of that war.
What came next
The British signed a treaty and were allowed to return to Bombay. In 1782 the British accepted the Treaty of Salbai, and Mahadaji helped arrange it.
Did you know?
A victory pillar was put up at Wadgaon in 2003, and local people mark the victory every year.
Timeline
- 12–13 January 1779The British army surrenders at Wadgaon.
- 1779A treaty lets the British force go back to Bombay.
- 1782The British accept the Treaty of Salbai.
- 12 February 1794Mahadaji Shinde dies near Pune.