▁use ▁of ▁both ▁fl int lock s ▁and ▁match lock s ▁and ▁that ▁their ▁match lock s ▁had ▁a ▁techn ological ▁advantage ▁having ▁superior ▁range ▁and ▁velocity . ▁However ▁at ▁Third ▁Battle ▁of ▁Pan ip at , ▁they ▁possessed ▁mainly ▁just ▁s words ▁and ▁spe ars ▁whilst ▁Abd ali ▁possessed ▁a ▁larger ▁force ▁with ▁fl int lock ▁mus k ets . ▁ ▁Modern ization ▁post - 1 7 6 1 ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁till ▁the ▁mid - 1 8 th ▁century ▁the ▁art illery ▁of ▁the ▁Mar ath as ▁was ▁more ▁dependent ▁on ▁foreign ▁g unn ers ▁rather ▁than ▁their ▁own . ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Post ▁ 1 7 6 1 ▁Mah ada ji ▁Sh inde , ▁a ▁distinguished ▁Mar ath a ▁Mah ar aja , ▁focused ▁his ▁attention ▁on ▁European ▁art illery ▁and ▁secured ▁the ▁services ▁of ▁the ▁noted ▁French man ▁Ben o ît ▁de ▁Bo igne . ▁Ben o ît ▁de ▁Bo igne ▁had ▁received ▁training ▁from ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁military ▁schools . ▁Following ▁suit , ▁the ▁other ▁Mar ath a ▁chief s ▁( including ▁their ▁First ▁Minister ▁the ▁P esh wa ) ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Hol k ars , ▁the ▁B hos ales , ▁also ▁raised ▁French - tra ined ▁art illery ▁batt al ions . ▁ ▁P esh wa ' s ▁Caval ry : ▁The ▁el ite ▁H uz ur at ▁caval ry ▁were ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁match lock s ▁instead ▁of ▁long ▁spe ars . ▁Sc ind ia ' s ▁inf antry ▁organization ▁and