What is Second Anglo-Mysore War?
[[File:Anglo-Mysore War 1 and 2.png|thumb|Map showing the territories involved in the First and Second Anglo-Mysore Wars]] The '''Second Anglo-Mysore War''' was a [[conflict]] that took place on the Indian Subcontinent from 1780 to 1784. The war ended without a clear victory on either side. The [[Treaty of Mangalore]] restored the situation to the state before the war broke out. The war involved the [[Kingdom of Mysore]] and the [[East India Company|British East India Company]]. The Kingdom of Mysore was a large kingdom, in the South of India. It was an ally of the [[France|French]]. The East India Company was on the side of the English. [[Hyder Ali]], the ruler of Mysore, committed himself to a French alliance to seek revenge against the British. The British had problems with Mysore because it had an alliance with the French. France was already fighting Britain in the [[American Revolutionary War]] and helped Mysore to weaken the British. ==Hyder Ali And Tipu Sultan== The army of Hyder was one of the largest armies in India. In 1780, his army swept down the Eastern Ghats (mountains) and burnt the villages. Hyder set about forming a confederacy against the British. This included the French, the [[Marathas]] and the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]]. Hyder Ali overthrew the government and established his authority over the Mysore state. Hyder Ali tried to made a treaty with the Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad, but both of them decided not to take up arms against the British, so Hyder Ali ended up fighting the war on his own. Hyder died in 1782 but [[Tipu Sultan]] proved to be a worthy successor, He introduced many reforms to overhaul and reorganize the administrative machinery. He also modernized the army. ==The Treaty== The battle remained indecisive and peace was finally concluded with Tipu on 28 June 1784. The war ended by signing the peace treaty in 1784. The treaty was named as the treaty of Mangalore because the treaty was signed in Mangalore. The Treaty of Mangalore was signed between Tipu Sultan and the Britis