Second Anglo-Mysore War
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Was a conflict between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company from 1780 to 1784.
Chronology
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January 1780: Having been betrayed by the Marathas and some local officers, Madakari Nayaka was defeated by Hyder Ali, taken prisoner and killed.
January 1780: By 1779, Mysore ruler Haider Ali had captured parts of modern Tamil Nadu and Kerala in the south, extending the Kingdom's area to about 80,000 mi² (205,000 km²).
January 1780: By 1779, Mysore ruler Haider Ali had captured parts of modern Tamil Nadu and Kerala in the south, extending the Kingdom's area to about 80,000 mi2 .
December 1781: The British forces, led by Sir Eyre Coote, successfully captured Negapatam after a three-week siege in October and November 1781. This defeat prompted Hyder Ali, the ruler of Mysore, to retreat from Tanjore, which ultimately fell under the control of the British East India Company.
March 1784: The Second Anglo-Mysore War was ended on 11 March 1784 with the signing of the Treaty of Mangalore, at which both sides agreed to restore the others' lands to the status quo ante bellum.
January 1783: The British had captured Bednore (modern day Nagara) and other strongholds in the Malabar coast from Mysore in early 1783.
January 1784: Mangalore was besieged and captured by Mysore forces.
December 1781: The British forces, led by Sir Eyre Coote, successfully captured Negapatam after a three-week siege in October and November 1781. This defeat prompted Hyder Ali, the ruler of Mysore, to retreat from Tanjore, which ultimately led to the territory being transferred to the Pudukkottai State.
December 1783: British East India Company troops entered Coimbatore against little resistance.
October 1781: Hyder Ali's forces invaded Tanjore.
March 1782: In February, Hyder detached Tipu with a sizeable force to recover Tanjore. Intelligence failures led the main British garrison to become surrounded by this superior force; Colonel Brathwaite and 2,000 men surrendered.
April 1783: The British captured Mangalore in March 1783.
December 1783: Troops from Stuart's army were joined with those of Colonel William Fullarton in the Tanjore region, where he captured the fortress at Palghautcherry in November.
January 1784: Chandrasekhara Chikkaraya Chowta V was the last Chowta king who had some authority. He reigned from 1783 to 1822. Following the conquest of South Canara by the British the Chowtas lost all their power except that they received a small pension from the then government.
January 1784: Husain Ali Khan died in 1783, and his young son, Ghulam Muhammad Ali, succeeded him, with his paternal uncle as regent. Within the space of a year, Hyder's successor Tipu Sultan had driven them from Banganapalle; they took refuge in Hyderabad, returning to reclaim Banganapalle in 1789.
April 1782: Cuddalore was occupied without resistance in 1782 by the Kingdom of Mysore.
January 1784: Tipu brought his main army over. He recaptured Bednore.
December 1781: Coote marched into the Carnatic, and occupied Cuddalore.
January 1783: Establishment of Sangli State, which was a vassal of the Maratha Empire.
December 1781: The British forces, led by Sir Eyre Coote, successfully captured Negapatam from Hyder Ali's army in 1781. This victory forced Hyder Ali to retreat from Tanjore, which ultimately led to the territory being handed over to Arcot State.
Was the siege and capture of Arcot by the Kingdom of Mysore during the Second Anglo-Mysore War.
November 1781: Arcot conquered by kingdom of mysore.
