![]() First Anglo-Mysore war This war was fought in India in the period of 1766 to 1769 between the kingdom of Mysore and Great Britain. After Hyder Ali began to occupy the attention of the British government in Madras and entered into an agreement with the Nizam to provide troops to fight against the common enemy but unfortunate the superior British training and military disciple prevailed in the Battle of Changam and also in that of Tiruvannamalai. But in the end under his compulsion, the treaty of April 1769 was signed thus providing the mutual restitution of all conquests and for mutual aid and alliance in the defensive war. Second Anglo-Mysore war The Second Anglo-Mysore war was fought between the spans of 1780-1784. The war rose initially from the internal conflict with the Maratha confederacy. Hyder Ali wholeheartedly committed to the French alliance to fight against the British but the latter became resolved to drive the French out of India. The British captured the Malabar Coast in the year 1779 and also annexed certain territory, which was in the possession of a dependent of Hyder. It is this particular time which witnessed the growth of Tipu Sultan, the eldest son of Hyder Ali as a great warrior and political leader. ![]() Third Anglo-Mysore war During the third war, Tipu Sultan invaded the state of Travancore in the year 1789 and the consequence of this war was the defeat for Mysore. The French alliance did not prove to be beneficial enough as embroiled in the French Revolution and thwarted by the British naval power they could provide Tipu much aid. The war ultimately resulted in the sharp curtailment of all the border of the Mysore kingdom. Fourth Anglo-Mysore war The fourth war was of very short duration and decisive in nature. Tipu Sultan was defeated by Stuart at Sedaseer and was subsequently killed thus resulting in the collapse of a leading Indian power and also one of the most inveterate foes of the British monarchy. After this war the English rulers took indirect control of the kingdom of Mysore and restored the Hindu Wodeyar dynasty to the Mysore throne after signing a subsidiary alliance. This war in fact destroyed the whole of the Mysore kingdom. |
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Anglo-Mysore Wars