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This article examines the interaction between British colonial officials and indigenous military labour markets during the Anglo-Mysore Wars. When faced with a severe foreign threat the Company did not totally opt for fiscal-military methods of mobilization as is argued in the conventional historiography, but instead resorted to a policy of supporting warrior groups and local dealers who could service the Company's military requirements. The British patronised a variety of military service groups rather than forcibly subordinated them to their control. War resulted in the diffusion of resources to non-state actors who organised the means of violence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The glorious history of the Indian war rocket, also known as the Mysore rocket, is examined, including the role of Tipu Sultan, the son of the King of Mysore. The technological aspects are explained in brief to reveal the reasons for the destructiveness of the rocket. This weapon provides significant evidence of the advanced state of development of military technology in the Indian continent during the pre-colonial era at the time of the Anglo-Mysore wars against the British. The use of captured Indian rockets to develop the British Congreve rocket is described and the global spread of rocket technology from these Indian rockets is explained. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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.