[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928) › c18.31 # The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c18.31 The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c18.31 - **Language:** English ### [c18.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c18.31) A military empire cannot survive its military efficiency long, and unfortunately for the Marathas their rivals were endowed with those very qualities which they themselves lacked. The English were imbued with a strong sense of patriotism, they combined individual self-sacrifice with national ambition, their army was well-disciplined and scientifically trained, their generals were perfect masters of military science; and the badly led, badly armed and badly organised feudal army of the Maratha empire had to relinquish the unequal contest after a brief struggle. The Maratha chiefs were compelled to acknowledge their failure after two short wars, the Peshwa was pensioned off, the \*Bargirs\* converted their sword-blades into ploughshares, peace was restored throughout the length and breadth of India and the Maratha empire became a far-off memory. - [Previous: c18.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c18.30) - [Next: c19.s1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c19.s1.1) - [Up: c18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c18) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c18.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c18.31) · Pramāṇa