First Anglo-Mysore War
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Sides
Kingdom of Mysore and Hyderabad, under the Nizam, until 1768
East India Company forces, Sepoy regiments of the Company's Madras and Bombay armies, Carnatic, under Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah, and Maratha forces under Murari Rao, from 1768
Countries today: 
India and 
United Kingdom
What happened
In 1767 Hyder Ali, the ruler of Mysore, and the Nizam of Hyderabad joined forces against the East India Company and its ally, the Nawab of the Carnatic. Colonel Joseph Smith's Company army beat their combined army at Tiruvannamalai in September 1767, and Hyder besieged Ambur without success. In 1768 the Nizam made peace with the Company, a Bombay expedition took Mysore's port of Mangalore for a few months, and Maratha horsemen under Murari Rao joined the Company near Bangalore. Hyder retook the coast, beat Company detachments in the Carnatic, and early in 1769 rode with about 6,000 cavalry to the outskirts of Madras. With the city nearly undefended, the Company signed the Treaty of Madras, under which each side promised to help the other if attacked.
Outcome: The Treaty of Madras (1769) ended the war; the Company and Mysore each promised to help the other if attacked.
Key events
Leaders
- Hyder Ali · De facto ruler of Mysore · Mysore and, until 1768, Hyderabad
- Tipu Sultan · Hyder Ali's son; led an advance force to the Malabar coast in 1768 · Mysore and, until 1768, Hyderabad
- Nizam Ali Khan (Asaf Jah II) · Nizam of Hyderabad; allied with Hyder Ali in 1767, made peace with the Company in 1768 · Mysore and, until 1768, Hyderabad
- Joseph Smith · Commander of the Company's army in the Carnatic · East India Company forces and their allies
- Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah · Nawab of the Carnatic, the Company's ally · East India Company forces and their allies
- Murari Rao · Maratha chief who joined the Company in 1768 · East India Company forces and their allies
