THE ANGLO-MYSORE WAR AND FALL OF TIPU SULTAN ~ Padhai Adda

✅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.

✅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

✅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.

✅Treaty of Seringapatam

✅Heavy indemnity paid by Tipu.

✅ 1790: Meadows defeated by Tipu.

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

✅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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Padhai Adda