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Fourth Anglo-Mysore War

1798–1799 · 18th century

The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War was fought in 1798–1799 between Tipu Sultan of Mysore and the East India Company, allied with the Nizam of Hyderabad. Fearing a French alliance, Governor-General Richard Wellesley sent armies that stormed Srirangapatna on 4 May 1799, where Tipu was killed. The British restored the Wodeyar dynasty to a reduced Mysore under their control.

Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
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