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Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
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Calcutta papers to December 13 report ongoing wars in the Indian peninsula, with seven native Rajas seeking British protection from the Governor General. The British defeated the Peishwa's army decisively with minimal forces, continuing expansion akin to conflicts with native forests.
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Calcutta papers, to the 13th December last, repeat the numerous details of the war events in the peninsula, which have recently been published.
Seven of the native Rajas [Kings] had sent Ministers to the Governor General, to invite him to take their countries under British protection.
Excepting that the scale is larger in the eastern hemisphere, the wars between the native powers in India, and the British authorities, bear a strong resemblance to those which have long existed between the natives of our forests, and our government. On the side of the aborigines, there are continual rashness, temerity and their concomitants. On the other side is as continual an extension of dominion and power. The late decisive defeat of the Peishwa's army, by only four battalions of the British forces, (one only of which was European) is decisive evidence of the superior discipline, or something else, of the latter. We see nothing in the recent events which will interrupt the long established march of things.
[Centinel.]
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East Indies
Event Date
13th December Last
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decisive defeat of the peishwa's army by four battalions of the british forces
Event Details
Calcutta papers repeat details of war events in the peninsula. Seven native Rajas sent Ministers to the Governor General inviting British protection. British forces defeated Peishwa's army with superior discipline. Wars resemble those with forest natives, leading to British extension of dominion.