INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

BATTLE AND WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When was the second Anglo-Mysore War fought?
A
1784-88
B
1780-84
C
1788-89
D
1770-74
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Second Anglo-Mysore War was a conflict between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company from 1780 to 1784. At the time, Mysore was a key French ally in India, and the conflict between Britain against the French and Dutch in the American Revolutionary War sparked Anglo-Mysorean hostilities in India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Both sides sought peace after an inconclusive conflict, concluding the Treaty of Mangalore (March 1784) in which each party returned the territory it had seized from the other. It was the second of four Anglo-Mysore Wars, with the British gaining control of most of southern India as a result.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Second Anglo-Mysore War came to an end in 1784 CE with the Treaty of Mangalore. It was signed between the British and Tippu Sultan. The Treaty of Srirangapatnam was the last treaty signed between Tippu Sultan and the British in 1792 CE.

Detailed explanation-4: -Warren Hastings (1772-1785) was Governor-General of India during the Second Anglo-Mysore War. The Second Anglo-Mysore was fought between the years 1780-1784.

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