What are the Anglo-Mysore Wars?

Four military conflicts between the British and the Mysore kings occurred in India during the Anglo-Mysore Wars . The First Anglo-Mysore War was fought between 1767-1769, and the Second Anglo-Mysore War in 1780-1784, respectively. In 1790–1792, the Third Anglo–Mysore War took place, and in 1799, the Fourth Anglo–Mysore War broke out.

Who won the 4th Anglo-Mysore War?

The British army won the fourth Anglo-Mysore war against Tipu Sultan. Mysore was attacked not just by the British but on all four sides, also by the Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad.

Which Treaty ended the Third Anglo-Mysore War?

The Treaty of Seringapatam was signed between the British government and Tipu Sultan, marking the end of the third Anglo-Mysore war. The Treaty of Seringapatam led to the release of over half of the territory of Mysore to the alliance of the Marathas, the Nizam of Hyderabad, and the British government.

Who won the Third Anglo-Mysore war?

The British army won the third Anglo-Mysore war. Tipu Sultan aggressively faced the British army but eventually lost. The Nizam and the Marathas had also joined the league and attacked Mysore favoring the British.

What were the results of the Third Anglo-Mysore War?

Tipu Sultan lost Malabar, Coorg, Baramahal, and Dindigul to the British army in the third Anglo-Mysore war. The regions surrounding Tungabhadra were occupied by the Marathas and from Krishna to Pennar by the Nizam of Hyderabad. Tipu Sultan also had to pay a fee of 3 crore rupees for war damage.

Who was the British Governor General during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War?

Lord Wellesley took charge in 1798, just before the fourth Anglo-Mysore war. He was unhappy with the relations between Tipu Sultan and the French. He also forcibly tried to impose the Subsidiary Alliance System on Tipu Sultan.

Who signed the Treaty of Seringapatam?

The Treaty of Seringapatam was signed between Tipu Sultan, the son of Haider Ali, and the British government. When he faced defeat at the hands of the Britishers and had no choice, he eventually surrendered and agreed to sign the treaty.

Who had signed the Treaty of Mangalore?

The Treaty of Mangalore was signed between Tipu Sultan and the British government. After his father’s death, Tipu Sultan continued the second Anglo-Mysore war for another year. Eventually, he had to give in and sign the Treaty of Mangalore to make peace.

Who was the British Governor General during the Third Anglo-Mysore War?

The British Governor General during the Third Anglo-Mysore War was Lord Cornwallis. From 1790 and 1792, Tipu Sultan and Lord Cornwallis, the Bengal Governor-General at the time, engaged in the third Anglo-Mysore War.

What was the outcome of the Third Anglo-Mysore War?

In March 1792, the British signed the Treaty of Seringapatam after seizing half of Tipu’s territory. Tipu and the British administration came to an arrangement to put an end to the third Anglo-Mysore War. The British, Nizam, and Marathas alliance seized roughly half of Mysorean territory as a result of the Treaty of Seringapatam.

What is the main reason for Third Anglo-Mysore War?

As the only supply of pepper for the East India Company, Travancore also served as a haven for Tipu Sultan’s main adversaries throughout the Malabar War. When Tipu Sultan attacked Travancore, the Third Anglo-Mysore War was immediately launched.

What was the reason for fourth Anglo Mysore War?

The English Government and Tipu could not resolve their differences through the Seringapatam Treaty. Because Tipu Sultan allied himself with France, which threatened the British Government, Governor-General Lord Mornington of the English government immediately declared war on Tipu.

Who led the fourth Anglo Mysore War?

In 1799, three armies, one from Bombay, one from Britain, and one with a division under the direction of Colonel Arthur Wellesley, marched into Mysore and besieged the city’s capital, Srirangapatnam, following minor confrontations with Tipu Sultan.

How did fourth Anglo Mysore War end?

The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War began in 1792, following the Third Mysore War. The conflict lasted until 1799. In 1792, the Treaty of Seringapatam put an end to the conflict. According to the treaty’s terms, Tipu had to hand over the regions of Malabar, Dindigul, Coorg, and Baramahal to the English. Tipu Sultan finally lost in the Battle of Seringapatam at the hands of the British in 1799.

What were the third and fourth Anglo-Mysore Wars?

Between 1790-1792, the third Anglo-Mysore conflict broke out. Tipu Sultan’s disagreement with the British sparked the war. 1798–1799 saw the occurrence of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War. The East India Company and Hyderabad Deccan fought this battle against the Kingdom of Mysore.

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Third and Fourth Anglo Mysore Wars: Causes, Results, Treaty of Seringapatam

By Balaji

Updated on: March 2nd, 2023

The Anglo-Mysore Wars was a series of wars that were fought between the kingdom of Mysore and the East India Company. It can be divided into four parts. The first two wars were a mix of partial success and failure for the Mysore kingdom. The Third Anglo-Mysore war lasted from 1790 to 1792 in Southern India. This war resulted from a power struggle between Tipu Sultan and the Britishers.

The Anglo-Mysore wars occurred during the late 18th century. The third and the Fourth Anglo-Mysore wars occurred between the British government and the kingdom of Mysore. The Anglo-Mysore war is an extremely important topic for the UPSC exam, therefore, should not be ignored.

Table of content

1. Anglo-Mysore Wars
2. Third Anglo-Mysore War
3. Result of the Third Anglo-Mysore War
4. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
5. Result of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War

Anglo-Mysore Wars

As mentioned above, the Anglo-Mysore War was a series of four wars fought between the Mysore Sultanate and the British East India Company. Both parties wished to have their dominance over the Deccan. The first Anglo-Mysore war was fought from 1767 – 1769. Haider Ali was the ruler of Mysore at the time.

The first war can be considered a joint struggle between the Marathas, Nizam of Hyderabad, and the British, who formed an alliance against Haider Ali. The British government had to sign an agreement with Haider Ali eventually, called the Treaty of Madras.

The second Anglo-Mysore war was fought between 1780 – 1784. This Anglo-Mysore war again occurred between Haider Ali and the Britishers, where Haider Ali managed to win. He later died of cancer in 1782. He was succeeded by his son Tipu Sultan who carried on with the war for another year, resulting in the Treaty of Mangalore signing, opting for peace.

Third Anglo-Mysore War

The Third Anglo-Mysore war was fought between 1790-1792. This war was the result of the failure of the Treaty of Mangalore. This led to another power tussle between Tipu Sultan and the British, who were trying to set foot on the Deccan. The third Anglo-Mysore war started with the attack by Tipu Sultan over Travancore, which was the sole source of pepper for the British.

Tipu Sultan had joined hands with the French, which was not agreeable to the British government. Travancore was earlier considered an ally of the Britishers; therefore, with Tipu Sultan’s attack in 1789, they geared up and planned to announce war on him.

The Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad also joined hands in plotting the attack with the British.
In 1790, Tipu Sultan was able to defeat the British.
Later in 1791, the then Governor-General of Bengal, Lord Cornwallis, announced an attack on Tipu Sultan.
Tipu Sultan eventually faced defeat in the third Anglo-Mysore war at the hands of the British army.
When no choice remained, Tipu Sultan had to sign the Treaty of Seringapatam to make peace in 1792, which ended the war.

Result of the Third Anglo-Mysore War

The signing of the Treaty of Seringapatam led to the release of over half of the territory of Mysore to the alliance of the Marathas, the Nizam of Hyderabad, and the British government.

Tipu Sultan had to surrender Malabar, Coorg, Baramahal, and Dindigul to the British government, whereas the Marathas occupied the areas surrounding Tungabhadra and its tributaries. The Nizam of Hyderabad acquired the regions from Krishna to Pennar.
Along with all this, Tipu Sultan also had to pay 3 crore rupees as a penalty for all the damage caused due to war.
He also had to surrender his two young sons as part of the contract until he settled his dues.
The third Anglo-Mysore war resulted in the dominance of the British over South India.

Third and Fourth Anglo Mysore Wars Notes

Fourth Anglo-Mysore War

The third Mysore war was soon after succeeded by the Fourth Anglo-Mysore war in 1792. The war went on till 1799. This was the time when both Tipu Sultan and the Britishers were interested in recovering the losses that they went through in the earlier war. Tipu Sultan followed all the terms and conditions of the Treaty of Seringapatam and was able to bring back his sons.

It was in the year 1796 when the Hindu ruler of the Wodeyar Dynasty passed away, and Tipu Sultan declared himself as the Sultan. The friendly relations of Tipu Sultan with the French again gave rise to some concerns from the British.

The new Governor-General, Lord Wellesley, took charge in 1798. He was also disturbed by the growing relationship between the French and Tipu Sultan.
Lord Wellesley forcibly attempted to bring Tipu Sultan down by making him agree to the Subsidiary Alliance system in India.
Tipu Sultan nearly failed to adhere to the Subsidiary Alliance system of Lord Wellesley.
Mysore was attacked from all sides thereafter when the Marathas and Nizam of Hyderabad attacked from the North.
Tipu Sultan finally lost in the Battle of Seringapatam at the hands of the British in 1799 and eventually lost his life in the war.

Result of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War

After Tipu Sultan laid down his life in an attempt to save his city, his territories were further taken by the Nizam and the British. The Wodeyar Dynasty regained the main region around Seringapatam and Mysore.

Furthermore, the kingdom of Mysore joined hands through the Subsidiary Alliance with the British government.
As a result, a British resident took his place in the Mysore court.
Mysore could therefore maintain its princely status until 1947 and was not under the control of the British government.
After independence, Mysore opted to be a part of the Indian Union.

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