THE ANGLO-MYSORE WAR AND FALL OF TIPU SULTAN

✅Krishna raja Wodeyar II ruled from 1734-66. 

✅ Haider Ali came to power in 1761 (de facto ruler, Sarvadhikari) à Had proximity with French.  

✅Haider Ali set up arms factory in Dindigul. 

✅Defeated by Maratha under Madhav Rao à In between 1774-76 he recovered all lost territories by multiple invasions of Marathas.

▪️First War (1767-69):

✅Treaty of Madras 

✅Inconclusive war à treaty for exchange of prisoners and help of British in case of attack on Haider Ali 

✅ British treaty with Nizam of Hyderabad (1766) for protection from Haider Ali in lieu of Northern Circars. 

✅ Marathas, Nawab of Arcot and English.  

✅ Latter was duped by the former two on persuasion of Haider Ali

▪️Second War (1780-84):

✅Treaty of Mangalore 

✅Inconclusive war. 

✅Violation of Treaty by British. British didn’t come to Mysore’s aid when Maratha attacked Mysore. 

✅ Ali’s growing proximity with French. 

✅ British occupied Mahe, which was under Haider Ali’s possession. 

✅War Course: Sir Eyre Coot defeated Haider Ali in Port Novo à Haider Ali died of cancer in 1782 war continued by son Tipu Sultan.

▪️Third Anglo Mysore War (1790-92):

✅Treaty of Seringapatam 

✅Heavy indemnity paid by Tipu. 

✅ 1790: Meadows defeated by Tipu. 

✅1791: Cornwallis with Maratha and Nizam won in second attempt

▪️Fourth Anglo Mysore War (April 1799-May 1799)

✅Mysore conquered by British.  

✅ Tipu died Mysore came under Subsidiary Alliance in 1799 

✅Tipu’s friendship with French worried English. 

✅Accused him of plotting against them. 

✅Arthur Wellesley; brother of Lord Wellesley participated in the war.

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