History of Orissa from the Earliest Times to the British Period v2.c44.1
History of Orissa from the Earliest Times to the British Period v2.c44.1
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The British conquest of Orissa in 1803 was a premeditated event, because Orissa lay between the British provinces of Madras and Bengal. It is true that after the fall of Tipu in 1799 the strategic value of Orissa had diminished considerably in the eyes of the English East India Company, yet the biggest territorial cession demanded of Raghuji II after the disaster to Maratha arms at Argaon was Orissa.