The EIC's Forgotten War: The First Anglo-Maratha War

We explore the First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–1782), a conflict that nearly destroyed the East India Company. Lucas and Luna dive into the Treaty of Surat, the Battle of Wadgaon, and the unlikely hero—Mahadji Shinde—who turned the Maratha Confederacy into a formidable power. We talk about the Company's overreach, the role of the Bombay government, and the Treaty of Salbai that reset relations. Along the way, we meet Raghunathrao, Nana Phadnavis, and Warren Hastings, who had to clean up a mess he didn't start. This episode reveals how the Company learned—or failed to learn—that military ambition without political savvy is a recipe for disaster. #EastIndiaCompany #MarathaConfederacy #MahadjiShinde #WarrenHastings #FirstAngloMarathaWar #TreatyOfSurat #BattleOfWadgaon #TreatyOfSalbai #Raghunathrao #NanaPhadnavis #BombayPresidency #BritishIndia #IndianHistory #ColonialWarfare #18thCentury #History #FexingoHistory #Podcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo