4th Mysore War

4th Mysore War
1798-99
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
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Combatants:
East India Company	Kingdom of Mysore
Result: British victory Mysore became a princely state of British India Coimbatore, North Kanara, and South Kanara ceded to the British
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The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798-99) was between Tipu Sultan ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore and the Madras Presidency of the British East India Company.

Summary

When Napoleon landed in Egypt, the British decided to eliminate Mysore, the French ally in India. They laid siege to and finally stormed Seringapatam. Tipoo Sultan was killed, more territory was ceded to the British and Mysore became a princely state of British India.

Bombay Army

6,420 fighting men under Lt- Gen James Stuart

• Detachment of Bombay Artillery
• Detachment of Engineers
  

Right Brigade

• 1st Btn 2nd Bombay Native Infantry
• 1st Btn 4th Bombay Native Infantry
• 3rd Bombay Native Infantry
  

Centre Brigade

• 75th Regiment of Foot
• HEIC European Regiment of Foot
• 77th Regiment of Foot
  

Left Brigade

• 2nd Btn 3rd Regiment Native Infantry
• 1st Btn 5th Regiment Native Infantry
• 2nd Btn 2nd Regiment Native Infantry
• Pioneer Corps

Grand Army

• 12th Regiment of Foot
• 19th Light Dragoons
• 25th Light Dragoons
• 33rd Regiment of Foot
• 73rd Regiment of Foot
• 74th Regiment of Foot
• 94th Regiment of Foot
• de Meuron Regiment
• Bengal (European) Regiment
• Madras (European) Regiment
• 1st Madras Native Infantry
• 2nd Madras Native Infantry
• 1st Madras Native Cavalry
• 2nd Madras Native Cavalry
• 3rd Madras Native Cavalry
• 4th Madras Native Cavalry
• Madras Pioneers
• Madras Artillery
• 1st Bengal Native Infantry
• 2nd Bengal Native Infantry
• Bengal Artillery

External Links

Historical books Online

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 356 1798

Other

Mysore Wars Heritage History
Anglo-Mysore Wars Wikipedia
4th Mysore War 1798-99 Wikipedia

Macquarie University 'Seringapatam 1799' project

• Seringapatam 1799: letters and journals of Major Lachlan Macquarie in India Main page
• Chronology

Historical maps on-line

Joppen Historical Maps - India 1795 www.columbia.edu