The Battle of Assaye was a major battle fought between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company during the Second Anglo-Maratha War. It happened on September 23, 1803
The Battle of Assaye was a major battle fought between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company during the Second Anglo-Maratha War. It happened on September 23, 1803, near Assaye in western India. An outmanned Indian and British force led by Major General Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) defeated a combined Maratha army led by Daulatrao Scindia and the Bhonsle Raja of Berar. The battle was Wellesley's first major victory, and he later described it as his finest achievement on the battlefield, surpassing his more famous victories in the Peninsular War and his defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo.
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