The Battle of Assaye and the 2nd Anglo-Maratha War (w/Josh Provan)

<p>Author Joshua Provan joins the show to talk about his new book - BULLOCKS GRAIN AND GOOD MADEIRA: The Maratha and Jat Campaigns 1803-1806 and the emergence of an Indian Army.</p> <p>It's a fascinating conflict that marked the coming of age of the East India Company's Indian regiments and saw the rise of Arthur Wellesley with his stunning victory at Assaye.</p> <p> If you are on Instagram and like looking at photos of the world's battlefields then check me out - <a href='https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2FyU21xTExFZFA2bEFMUnlFaldQcVhOR0RHQXxBQ3Jtc0tsRkZrUXFqXzQ5Q0ZvSTZHSFFQRGJ5Z0lFQi1IcHFJUVNuekpwVm9fOE8yQlZ5eV9LLWpudXdTd0k3VFFGUzA3dm0tQk9id29zVkhxTkNnV1duUDRGMHVKdW9Wc1JOYnl2TzFEamtUM0w1b19OR3lmTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fredcoathistory%2F'>https://www.instagram.com/redcoathist...</a></p> <p>I am also on Twitter - <a href='https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGVMa1BXQk90U2NYOUdWRVdVWDNQVzFocUd1QXxBQ3Jtc0tuWXhpY0h4d3NPZnRzbjJWMWs5MWVub3A5UEl3XzhqaGt0aF9VYXpVS0tUSXo4UEp2RlI4dTdNZF9mZVBCMkkxVExuc0V6cGtKSE8tQnFad21qNjBhcWlHbTU4OElkTGZmajE3MkRWZDZHX1JaeDNsbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fredcoathistory'>https://twitter.com/redcoathistory</a></p> <p>And I have a website - <a href='https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmJaaFpVNElDX242cXJwUkJKaUhfQ2gwcWxpQXxBQ3Jtc0trZ2g5SWtFbmdkSmdIa2l1NG9uWmRKSlVIM3QxbXZOaVk1RENMcmZQS2h0Y3U4d2p5cnlUTHlhOWIzVlgzckV5RHFjSTEzbXA5eE83dGZ5MVZwOEtKUTJTbzV2UGRnakhzTlFwS2pyQmtSUGktMTJVVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fredcoathistory.com%2F'>https://redcoathistory.com/</a></p>