Marathas clashed with British company for a third time during 1817-19. In this war, Marathas tasted defeat, and Bajirao II was sent was sent to Bithur near Kanpur. He was given a pension of eight lakh rupees.
Nana Saheb was adopted son of Baji Rao II. He was not given the pension by the British company. In 1857, Nana Saheb was a principal person in the first full war of Indian Independence. British have to face a major freedom war within India within few years of their occupying the major Indian Area.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Anglo-Maratha_War
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