The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c7.54

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the policy recoiled against its originators when the feudal chiefs on their part exploited the dissension and disunion in the Peshwa’s family. When the State, weakened by civil war, was threatened by a foreign enemy Sindhia and Holkar did not fail to increase their power at its expense and Bhonsla confined himself to a policy of prevarication at a moment when active co-operation in a concerted scheme of defence and offence was imperatively demanded.