What are the causes of the second Anglo- Maratha war?

Answer 1

In 1798 Lord Wellesley after his arrival to India wanted Marathas to sign the Subsidiary Alliance Systen but they refused to do this. In 1802 Baji Rao II killed Bithuji Holkar, the younger brother of Jaswant Rao Holkar. At this Jaswant Rao Holkar attacked on Baji Rao II who was in Pune at that time. Holkar captured Pune but Baji Rao managed to escape from there and he made a treaty with Lord Wellesley known as " The Treaty of Basain (1802)". This national humiliation was too much for maratha chiefs and they said that they would not surrender the great tradition of independence without struggle. Thus they declared war against the British Company but they were defeated by the company and later on they all signed on Subsidiary Alliance System with Wellesley.