COMMANDER // 1779–1827
Daulat Sindhia
Lifespan
1779 – 1827
Active service 1802–1803 — 5 battles across 1 war; first command at age 23.
Profile
Daulat Rao Scindia also conferred with the title "The defender of Delhi" was the Maratha Maharaja of Gwalior state in central India from 1794 until his death in 1827. His reign coincided with struggles for supremacy within the Maratha Empire, and wars with the expanding East India Company. Daulatrao played a significant role in the Second Anglo-Maratha War and Third Anglo-Maratha War. While most Indian rulers had accepted British rule, Scindia's kingdom maintained its independence even as late as 1832 and continued collecting Chauth (taxes) from other neighbouring states and dependent Kingdoms till 1886. As per an answer given by Mill in a Parliamentary Committee in Britain on February 16, 1832, on the status of Scindia's kingdom it was mentioned that “he was independent.” This Committee finally reported to Parliament that “within the Peninsula, Sindhia is the only prince who preserves the semblance of independence.”
Battles (5)
1802
1803
Battle of ArgaonSecond Anglo-Maratha War · Maratha Empire
1803
Battle of AssayeSecond Anglo-Maratha War · Maratha Empire
1803
Battle of DelhiSecond Anglo-Maratha War · Maratha Empire
1803
Battle of LaswariSecond Anglo-Maratha War · Maratha Empire