The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c3: Contents

The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c3

INTRODUCTION .. .. xiii

I. Shivaji and his Followers .. .. I

II. Chauth and Sardeshmukhi .. .. 20

III. Revival of Feudalism .. .. 43

IV. Infantry and Cavalry .. .. 63

V. Forts .. .. .. 79

VI. Artillery .. .. .. 95

VII. European Officers and Trained Battalions 109

VIII. The Maratha Army on the March .. 127

IX. The Third Battle of Panipat and its Lessons 141

X. The Beginning of the Maratha Navy .. 152

XI. The Maratha Navy under the Angrias .. 169

XII. The Maratha Fleet under the Peshwas .. 208

XIII. Piracy or Sovereignty of the Sea .. 214

XIV. Conclusion .. .. .. 230

BIBLIOGRAPHY .. .. .. 243

GLOSSARY .. .. .. 251

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The publishers are grateful to the University of Calcutta for kind permission to use a picture of Maratha Cavalry as the basis of the jacket design.

THE MILITARY SYSTEM OF THE MARATHAS