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{{War|name=1st Mysore War |dates=1766-69 |image= |combatant1=[[East India Company]] |result=No advantage to either side |combatant2=Kingdom of Mysore |category=[[:Category:1st Mysore War|1st Mysore War]] }} | {{War|name=1st Mysore War |dates=1766-69 |image= |combatant1=[[East India Company]] |result=No advantage to either side |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysore_kingdom Kingdom of Mysore] |category=[[:Category:1st Mysore War|1st Mysore War]] }} | ||
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The First Anglo-Mysore War (1766-1769) was between [ | |||
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) | ||
[[Category:Wars and Campaigns|Mysore War, 1st]] | [[Category:Wars and Campaigns|Mysore War, 1st]] | ||
[[Category:1st Mysore War| 1st Mysore War]] | [[Category:1st Mysore War| 1st Mysore War]] | ||
[[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Mysore War, 1st]] | [[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Mysore War, 1st]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:38, 7 July 2014
Summary
| 1st Mysore War | |
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| 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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| Category: 1st Mysore War | |
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See our interactive map of 1st Mysore War locations and routes on Google Maps | |
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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
- Mysore Gazetteer Volume 2 Part 4:Historical, Modern Period c 1930. The First Mysore War commences page 2493, (computer page 99)