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Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780-84) revenge on Tipu. This alliance ultimately led to
The treaty of 1769 between Hyder Ali and the the third Anglo-Mysore War in which the English,
English company proved more in the nature of a along with the Marathas and the Nizam marched
truce and Hyder Ali accused the company of not towards Seringapatam. Tipu offered a tough
observing the terms of the defensive treaty by opposition, but finding it impossible to continue
refusing to help him when the Marathas attacked the struggle, concluded the Treaty of
Mysore in 1771. Haider found the French more Seringapatam by which the English took away
helpful than the English. Further, in 1778, half of Tipu Sultan’s territories.
English in India seized the French settlements Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798-99)
including Mahe a port which was very crucial for Lord Wellesley, who
Haider Ali for the entry of arrvied in India as the
supplies. Haider Ali tried Governor-General was
to take Mahe port but in apprehensive about Tipu
vain. He arranged a joint Sultan’s growing power.
front with the Nizam and He, thus, declared war
the Marathas against the against him on the pretext
common enemy -the that Tipu was plotting
E n g l i s h E a s t I n d i a against the British along
Company. The war lasted with the Marathas and the
from 1780–1784. But, he Nizam. Lord Wellesley
died in 1782 and was sent troops against Tipu Lord Wellesley
succeeded by his son Tipu Hyder Ali who died fighting valiantly in 1799, at his capital,
Sultan. Seringapatam. With this, a glorious chapter of
Tipu continued the war for another year, but struggle against the British and the Independence
absolute success eluded both the sides. Tired of of Mysore came to an end.
war the two sides concluded peace Treaty of After winning Mysore, large ports like Kanara,
Mangalore. By this Treaty, it was decided that Coimbatore and Seringapatam were secured by
English would return Srirangapatnam to Tipu the English. Krishna, a Hindu prince of old royal
and Tipu would handover Fort of Badnur to family, was given the rest of the portion of
English. Mysore by the British. In effect, he was a puppet
Third Anglo-Mysore War (1790-92) in the hands of the British.
Since, Mysore was emerging as a formidable STRUGGLE WITH THE MARATHAS
power, the Marathas and the Nizam of The First Maratha War (1775-82)
Hyderabad were apprehensive. They thus, The internal problems of the Marathas and the
formed an alliance against Tipu Sultan in 1786. growing ambition of the English brought the
However, Tipu Sultan, showing a valiant feat of
beginning of the Anglo-Maratha struggle. The
military tactics, crossed the flooded river
primary cause of the first Maratha war was the
Tungabhadra in basket boats and rafts and
interference of the English government at
repulsed the confederates. This defeat brought
Bombay in the internal affairs of the Marathas.
the two allies, the Nizam and the Marathas, Peshwa Madhav Rao died in 1772 and was
closer to the English as they wanted to take succeeded by his younger brother Narain Rao.
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