तिसरे इंग्रज-मराठा युद्धातील मराठ्यांचा सेनापती कोण होता ?

The correct answer is Option C (Bapu Gokhale).

Key Points:
• The Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1818) was the final and decisive conflict that led to the complete subjugation of the Maratha Empire and the end of the Peshwa rule.
• Peshwa Baji Rao II's forces fought against the British East India Company in this war.
• Key Figures:
• Bapu Gokhale (Narhar Ganesh Gokhale): He was the brave commander-in-chief (Senapati) of the Maratha army under Peshwa Baji Rao II. He fought valiantly and achieved martyrdom in the Battle of Ashti (19 February 1818), defending the Peshwa.
• Trimbakji Dengle was a minister/advisor whose actions (like the murder of Gangadhar Shastri, an emissary of the Gaekwads) precipitated the crisis, but he was not the main military commander during the war.
• Therefore, the Maratha commander was Bapu Gokhale. Option 3 is correct.
• Key Takeaway: Bapu Gokhale was the commander-in-chief of the Maratha forces during the Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817-18) and died at the Battle of Ashti.