3rd Mysore War
| 3rd Mysore War | |
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| 1789-92 | |
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| East India Company | Kingdom of Mysore |
| Result: British victory Malabar, Salem, Bellary, and Anantapur were ceded to Madras Presidency | |
| Medals: Mysore Campaign 1790-92 | |
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| Category: 3rd Mysore War | |
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Summary
The Third Anglo-Mysore War (1789–92) was between Tipu Sultan ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore and the Madras Presidency of the British East India Company. Tipu invaded Travancore on 29 December 1789 and Lord Cornwallis declared the opening of hostilities on 27 January 1790.
General William Medows was appointed to command the British forces but waged an ineffectual campaign in 1790 eventually being recalled to Madras. Cornwallis took control of the Company forces in January 1791 fighting a series of actions culminating in the Siege of Seringapatam. The Treaty of Seringapatam on 18 March 1792 arranged the payment of £3 million by Tipu and the ceding of Malabar and Palghat to the Company.
Actions
- Dec 1789 - Battle of Calicut 1789
- Mar 1790 - Battle of Sattimungulum
- Mar 1790 - Battle of Shawoor
- Dec 1790 - Battle of Calicut 1790
- Mar 1791 - Battle of Bangalore - The Storming of Bangalore Pettah and the capture of Bangalore Fort
- May 1791 - Battle of Arikera
- Jun to Nov 1791 - Siege of Coimbatore
- Oct 1791 - Siege of Nandidrug
- Dec 1791 - Siege of Savandroog
- Dec 1791 - Battle of Ootradroog
- Feb to Mar 1792 - Siege of Seringapatam
Regiments
Regiments that saw significant action during the 3rd Mysore War:
- 19th Light Dragoons - this article contains a detailed description of the regiment's involvement as well as wider context
- 36th Regiment of Foot
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
John Chalmers (1756-1818)
Charles Cornwallis (1738-1805)
John Floyd (1748-1818)
James Hartley (1745-1799)
William Medows (1738-1813)
David Price (1762-1835)
James Stuart (1741-1815)
Tippoo Sultan (1753-1799)
External links
- War chronology Google Books
- Mysore Wars Heritage History
- Anglo-Mysore Wars Wikipedia
- 3rd Mysore War 1789-92 Wikipedia
- Article "Whose history is it anyway?" by June Gaur May 4, 2013 The Hindu
Maps
- Map illustrating the 4 Mysore Wars Joppen Maps
- Maps: Third Anglo-Mysore War (1789-92). George III's collection of military maps, Royal Collection Trust.
Historical books online
- The Marches of the British Armies in the Peninsula of India, during the campaigns of 1790 and 1791; illustrated and explained by reference to a map by Major Rennell 1792 Archive.org. Google Books edition missing maps.
- Narrative of the operations of the British Army in India, from the 21st April to the 16th July, 1791 : with a particular account of the action on the 15th of May, near Seringapatam London : printed for W. Faden, 1792. Google Books. Also available Royal Collection Trust version with Map of the action near Seringapatam and Plan of the Order of Battle
- A narrative of the campaign in India, which terminated the war with Tippoo Sultan in 1792 by Major Alexander Dirom 1793 Google Books
- Memoirs of the early life and service of a field officer on the retired list of the Indian army by Major David Price 1839 Google Books (service from 1780). page 178 1790
- The military history of the Madras engineers and pioneers, from 1743 up to the present time, Volume 1, page 213 by Henry Meredith Vibart 1881 Archive.org
- Select views in Mysore, the country of Tippoo Sultan: from drawings taken on the spot by Robert Home 1808 (first published 1794) Google Books.
- Memoir of the late Lieut.-Colonel Richard Scott (From his Private Journals) from The Naval and Military Magazine Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4 1827-1828 Google Books
- Part 1– Appointed 1768, Part 2- Sir Eyre Coote's Campaigns of 1781, 1782, and 1783, Part 3- Campaigns in India –includes General Stuart's Operations; General Goddard's March; and the Proceedings of the Bombay Army and its Government, Part 4- includes Popham’s Capture of Gwalior; General Goddard’s Operations, Campaigns of Lord Cornwallis, Siege of Bangalore, Part 5 March to Seringapatum, Part 6, Part 7
- "Lieutenant -Colonel Richard Scott" from The East India Military Calendar: Containing the Services of General and Field Officers of the Indian Army, Volume 1, page 315 by by John Philippart 1823 Google Books
- Mysore Gazetteer Volume 2 Part 4: Historical, Modern Period c 1930. Archive.org. The Third Mysore War commences page 2586, (digital page 191)
- A Sketch of the War with Tippoo Sultaun: or A Detail of Military Operations from the Commencement Of Hostilities At The Lines Of Travancore In December 1789, Until The Peace Concluded Before Seringapatam In February 1792 by Roderick Mackenzie, Lieut. 52d Regiment. Volume I 1799; Volume II 1794, Volume II 1799. Archive.org. Mirror files of one file from Digital Library of India, and two files from DSpace at West Bengal State Central Library.