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Who was the British commander who defeated the Marathas at the Battle of Assaye?
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Arthur Wellesley
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- Arthur Wellesley
- Lord Lake
- General Goddard
- General Abercromby
Explanation & Context
Arthur Wellesley, later the Duke of Wellington, defeated the Maratha Confederacy at the Battle of Assaye in 1803, a significant victory in the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
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