ther was no "national love" in hearts of Maratha kings during peshwa or panipat times. this country map th8 we see 2de was not existing in those times. therefore, whatever this colonel has written about maratha bravery is not really true. panipat war had no national sense , they didnt really do all this becoz they loved india but they did in the interest of maratha kingdom,so nothing gr8 bout it. same is tru for shivaji also. he captures forts so th8 he cud spread his kingdom, no naional interest as such. people should not forget th8 the realy national outburst happened becoz of a mutinee sepoy called mangal pandey. he refused to take british attitude and th8s how the mutinee spread. th8s the turning point of history.all happned wid mangal pandey (now i dnt see any reason to feel "proud" of him coz he ws a north ind brahmin, thank god he was not a maharashtrian :-D )otherwise all thes marathis wud hav made a big hue nd cry of th8.
