When the Marathas defeated the British at the Battle of Wadgaon (1779)

In the winter ofJanuary 1779, the hills around present-dayVadgaon Maval in Maharashtrabecame the site of one of the most significant Indian victories against European colonial forces. The Battle of Wadgaon unfolded during theFirst Anglo-Maratha War (1775–1782), a conflict sparked by...