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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
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The First Anglo-Mysore War (1766-1769) was between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyder_Ali Hyder Ali] ruler of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysore_kingdom Kingdom of Mysore] and the [[Madras Presidency]] of the British [[East India Company]].
 
The First Anglo-Mysore War (1766-1769) was between [[Hyder Ali]] ruler of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysore_kingdom Kingdom of Mysore] and the [[Madras Presidency]] of the British [[East India Company]].


The Kingdom of Mysore made alliance with the French who helped to train its army. This put it at odds with the British at Madras who agreed to help the Nizam of Hyderabad against his neighbours. The British defeated Mysore in every one of a series of engagements but the result was a treaty which restored the status quo ante.
The Kingdom of Mysore made alliance with the French who helped to train its army. This put it at odds with the British at Madras who agreed to help the Nizam of Hyderabad against his neighbours. The British defeated Mysore in every one of a series of engagements but the result was a treaty which restored the status quo ante.
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[http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00maplinks/colonial/joppenlate1700s/joppenlate1700s.html#hyder1780 Hyder's Dominions 1780] Joppen Historical Maps<br>
[http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00maplinks/colonial/joppenlate1700s/joppenlate1700s.html#hyder1780 Hyder's Dominions 1780] Joppen Historical Maps<br>
===Historical books online===
===Historical books online===
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/mysoregazetteerv035381mbp#page/n99/mode/2up,  ''Mysore Gazetteer Volume 2 Part 4:Historical, Modern Period''] c 1930. The First Mysore War commences page 2493, ( computer page 99)  
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/mysoregazetteerv035381mbp#page/n99/mode/2up,  ''Mysore Gazetteer Volume 2 Part 4:Historical, Modern Period''] c 1930. The First Mysore War commences page 2493, (computer page 99)  


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Latest revision as of 14:38, 7 July 2014

Summary

1st Mysore War
1766-69
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
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Location:
Combatants:
East India Company Kingdom of Mysore
Result: No advantage to either side
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1st Mysore War
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The First Anglo-Mysore War (1766-1769) was between Hyder Ali ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore and the Madras Presidency of the British East India Company.

The Kingdom of Mysore made alliance with the French who helped to train its army. This put it at odds with the British at Madras who agreed to help the Nizam of Hyderabad against his neighbours. The British defeated Mysore in every one of a series of engagements but the result was a treaty which restored the status quo ante.

Related articles

For further details of events during this period see the following articles

Battle of Changama 3 September 1767
Battle of Trinomalai 26-27 September 1767
Siege of Amboor 10 Nov-7 Dec 1767
Campaign in Baramahal 1768
Battle of Chicacole 1768
Battle of Hoskote 23 August 1768
Battle of Kimedy 1769

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Hyder Ali (1717 or 22-1782)
Joseph Smith (1733?-1790)
John Wood (??-??)

External Links

War Chronology Google Books
Mysore Wars Heritage History
Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars Wikipedia
Ist Mysore War 1766-69 Wikipedia
Map of India 1700-92 homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Hyder's Dominions 1780 Joppen Historical Maps

Historical books online