COMMANDER // 1775–1851
Baji Rao II
Peshwa2 battles2 wars
Lifespan
1775 – 1851
Active service 1802–1818 — 2 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 27.
Profile
Baji Rao II was the 13th and last Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy. He served from 1796 until his deposition in 1802, and again from 1803 to 1818. Initially installed as a nominal ruler by powerful Maratha nobles, Baji Rao II's authority was soon undermined by internal factionalism. Following his defeat by rival chiefs, he fled from the Maratha capital at Poona and, in 1802, signed the Treaty of Bassein with the British East India Company.
Battles (2)
1802
1818
Battle of KoregaonThird Anglo-Maratha War · Maratha Confederacy