Invasion of Mysore
History of India
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| | 1798 | Tippu, Fateh Ali | |
| Mysore A war in South India between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company under General Harris |
| Mysore Napoleon's landing in Egypt in 1798 was intended to threaten India, and Mysore was a key to that next step, as the ruler of Mysore, Tipu Sultan, was a staunch ally of France |
| Mysore Three armies, one from Bombay, and two British (one of which included Arthur Welles ley, the future first Duke of Wellington), march into Mysore and besiege the capital Srirangapatnam |
| 1799 | Tippu, Fateh Ali | |
| Mysore The British take indirect control of Mysore, restoring the Hindu Wodeyar dynasty to the Mysore throne (with a British commissioner to advise him on all issues). Tipu's young heir, Fateh Ali, is sent into exile |
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