First Anglo-Mysore War

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The First Anglo-Mysore War (1767–1769) was an early conflict in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore under Hyder Ali and the British East India Company, which ended inconclusively with the Treaty of Madras.

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First Anglo-Mysore War canonical 13
First Mysore War 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century conflict
war
alsoKnownAs First Anglo-Mysore War
surface form: First Mysore War
cause Mysore’s resistance to British influence in South India
expansionist policies of the British East India Company
combatantSide Company and allied forces
Mysorean forces
commander Colonel Smith
Hyder Ali
Lord Pigot
Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah
concludedBy Treaty of Madras
conflictInvolving British East India Company forces
surface form: British East India Company army

Mysore army
conflictType colonial war
effect recognition of Hyder Ali as a major power in South India
temporary alliance arrangements between Mysore and the British East India Company
endDate 1769
followedBy Second Anglo-Mysore War
geopoliticalContext competition among European trading companies in India
rivalry between Mysore and the Nawab of the Carnatic
historicalPeriod British colonial period in India
late 18th century
involvedPolity British India
Hyderabad State
Mysuru
surface form: Mysore
location Carnatic region of India
surface form: Carnatic region

South India
surface form: Southern India
mainBelligerent British East India Company
Kingdom of Mysore
Nawab of the Carnatic
Hyderabad State
surface form: Nizam of Hyderabad
notableLeader Hyder Ali
outcome restoration of territories to pre-war status in many areas
partOf Anglo-Mysore Wars
precededBy Seven Years' War in India
region Deccan Plateau
surface form: Deccan
result inconclusive
significantEvent Hyder Ali’s advance towards Madras
Mysorean invasion of the Carnatic
startDate 1767
theatreOfWar Indian subcontinent
treatySignedAt Chennai
surface form: Madras
yearOfTreaty 1769

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British East India Company involvedInWar First Anglo-Mysore War
First Anglo-Mysore War alsoKnownAs First Anglo-Mysore War
this entity surface form: First Mysore War
Second Anglo-Mysore War follows First Anglo-Mysore War
Anglo-Mysore Wars hasPart First Anglo-Mysore War
Kingdom of Mysore conflict First Anglo-Mysore War
Colonel Smith participatedIn First Anglo-Mysore War
Colonel Smith conflict First Anglo-Mysore War
Treaty of Madras endedConflict First Anglo-Mysore War
Treaty of Madras precededBy First Anglo-Mysore War
Mysorean invasion of the Carnatic conflict First Anglo-Mysore War
Mysorean invasion of the Carnatic partOf First Anglo-Mysore War
Mysorean forces conflict First Anglo-Mysore War
Mysore army partOfConflict First Anglo-Mysore War
Hyder Ali militaryConflict First Anglo-Mysore War