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The Battle of Bhima-Koregaon was fought between the soldiers of the British East India Company and the strong Peshwa army (Marathas) under Bajirao II. This war was a part of ________________.

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First Anglo-Maratha war
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Second Anglo-Maratha war
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Third Anglo-Maratha war
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Fourth Anglo-Maratha war
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The correct option is D Fourth Anglo-Maratha war
The Bhima-Koregaon battle was a part of the third Anglo-Maratha war which was fought between the soldiers of the British East India Company and the strong Peshwa army (Marathas) under Bajirao II in the year 1818 A.D. The British won the battle and hence British established Jay-Stambha (victory pillar) in Bhima-Koregaon village to commemorate the British East India Company's soldiers who fell in the battle (1818).

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