Inquiry into the Governor-General (The Marquis of Wellesley) of Fort William (Calcutta) and his role in the conflict, the outcome of which resulted in the considerable expansion of British East India territory in India. contains copies of all the dispatches received from the Governor General and Governor General in Council of Bengal; and of his correspondence with his agents, ministers and military officers in the field ,relating to the hostilities between the Britain and thew Marhattas Princes or States, together with copies of all treaties and correspondence between them. The large map is an expansion of the single page map. Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley (1760-1842), Politician and Governor-General of India Brother of the Duke of Wellington, Richard Colley Wellesley played a vital role in the consolidation of British rule in India during the Regency. In 1793 he became a commissioner of the Board of Control for India, and in 1797 was appointed Governor-General. Wellesley pursued an aggressive policy of expansion, partly in order to reduce the French presence. He also sought to establish an Indian civil service college in Calcutta, but the scheme was rejected. In 1802 he refused to implement the British government's order to restore Indian territories to France and was recalled under threat of impeachment in 1805. He was later a Foreign Secretary and served twice as Viceroy of Ireland.