Kingdom of Mysore (Military Occupation)
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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by the Kingdom of Mysore that are not part of a specific military territory.
Establishment
October 1767: Haider Ali moved on to capture Kaveripattinam after two days of siege.
December 1767: Mysore ruler Hider Ali besieged Ambur from November 1767.
Chronology
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Were a series of wars fought by the British East India Company in the Indian Subcontinent that resulted in the British conquest and colonial rule of the region.
1.1.Anglo-Mysore Wars
Were a series of four wars fought during the last three decades of the 18th century between the Sultanate of Mysore on the one hand, and the British East India Company, Maratha Empire, Kingdom of Travancore, and the Kingdom of Hyderabad on the other. The fourth war resulted in the dismantlement of Mysore to the benefit of the East India Company, which took control of much of the Indian subcontinent.
1.1.1.First Anglo-Mysore War
Was a conflict in India between the Sultanate of Mysore and the East India Company.
January 1768: The British garrison commander, Captain Calvert, refused bribes from Haider Ali Khan in Ambur in 1767. The siege was lifted when a relief column arrived in early December. Haider Ali Khan was a prominent military leader in the Mughal Empire.
January 1768: In 1767, during the Siege of Ambur, the British garrison commander, Colonel Joseph Smith, refused bribes offered by Haider Ali, the ruler of Mysore. The siege was eventually lifted when a relief column arrived in early December, ending the conflict in the region.
December 1768: In November 1768 he split his army into two, and crossed the ghats into the Carnatic, regaining control of many minor posts held by the British. En route to Erode Hyder overwhelmed one contingent of British, who were sent as prisoners to Seringapatam when it was established that one of its officers was fighting in violation of a parole agreement. After rapidly establishing control over much of the southern Carnatic.
April 1769: The Treaty of Madras was a peace agreement signed between Mysore and the British (Lord Verelst) East India Company which brought an end to the First Anglo-Mysore War. The treaty agree to revert to the status quo ante bellum.
1.1.2.Second Anglo-Mysore War
Was a conflict between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company from 1780 to 1784.
October 1781: Hyder Ali's forces invaded Tanjore.
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.
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 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.
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 1782: Cuddalore was occupied without resistance in 1782 by the Kingdom of Mysore.
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.
1.1.2.1.Capture of Arcot
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.
Disestablishment
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.
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