Administrative System of the Marathas c21.s2.25

c21.s2.25

Evans had under him about fifty Europeans of different nationalities. He served in the Peshwa's army during the administration of Madhava Rao II. His successor Baji Rao II was more fortunate in his European officers. He appointed Colonel J. R. Boyd, an American, to command a regiment of trained infantry, the numerical strength of which was 1,683.