1. MARITIME TRADE, SEAPOWER, AND THE ANGLO-MYSORE WARS, 1767-1799.
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Barua, Pradeep P.
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BRITISH occupation of India, 1765-1947 , *EIGHTEENTH century ,MYSORE Wars, India, 1766-1799 ,BRITISH colonies ,BRITISH foreign relations ,FOREIGN relations of India ,REIGN of George III, Great Britain, 1760-1820 - Abstract
An essay is presented on the the Anglo-Mysore Wars, a series of wars fought between the Kingdom of Mysore in India and the British East India Company (EIC) from 1767 to 1799. It focuses on seapower, examining Great Britain's military rivalry with France and British trade in the Indian Ocean. The author reflects on the significance of the wars for British imperialism. Adversaries included the Governor General of India Charles, Earl Cornwallis, and Mysorean leaders Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan.
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- 2011
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