INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The British won a decisive victory at the Siege of Seringapatam (1799). Tipu was executed during the defence of the city. Much of the remaining Mysorean territory was annexed by the British, the nizam, and the Marathas.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Marathas and the Nizam invaded from the North. Tipu’s troops were outnumbered 4:1. The British secured a decisive victory at the Battle of Seringapatam in 1799. Tipu died while defending the city.

Detailed explanation-3: -The war began on April 17, 1799 and ended on May 4, 1799 with the fall of Seringapatam. Tipu was defeated first by British General Stuart and then by General Harris. Arthur Wellesley, the brother of Lord Wellesley, also participated in the war.

Detailed explanation-4: -This war led to the end of the Maratha Empire. All the Maratha powers surrendered to the British. An obscure descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji was placed as the ceremonial head of the Maratha Confederacy at Satara. This was one of the last major wars fought and won by the British.

Detailed explanation-5: -The consequences of the third Anglo-Mysore War were in the favour of the British government. The Britishers captured half of the kingdom of Tipu and signed the Treaty of Seringapatam in March 1792. An agreement was made between Tipu and the British government to end the third Anglo-Mysore War.