HISTORY
THE FIRST ONE
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Wellesley
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Warren Hastings
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Lord Amherst
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Sir Robert Clive
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Detailed explanation-1: -The First Anglo-Maratha War was fought between the Maratha Army and the British East India Company. Warren Hastings was the Governor-General of British India at that time. The British Forces were ultimately defeated in the series of battles that took place during the period between 1775 and 1882.
Detailed explanation-2: -Solution. The Governors-General during the First and Second Anglo-Maratha Wars were Warren Hastings and Lord Wellesley, respectively.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ans: Nana Phadnavis broke the terms of the Treaty of Purandhar which was signed with the British East India Company by granting a port to the French tradesmen in the western frontier. This compelled Hastings to attack Pune, thus the First Anglo Maratha War began.