Answer the following questions in brief :
1.what was the outcome of the first Anglo-Mysore war?
2 Why did Tipu Sultan fight the fourth Anglo-Mysore war against the British? What was its outcome?
3.Why did the British want to annex the Maratha empire?
Answers
Answer:
Mysore's alliance with the French was seen as a threat to the East India Company and Mysore was attacked from all four sides. Tipu's army was outnumbered 4:1 in this war. Mysore had 35,000 soldiers, whereas the British commanded 60,000 troops. ... The British won a decisive victory at the Siege of Seringapatam (1799).
Answer:
1 answer is:The British, along with the Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad declared war on Mysore
Hyder Ali was able to bring the Marathas and the Nizam to his side with skilful diplomacy
He paid the Marathas to turn them neutral
War continued for a year-and-a-half without any conclusion
Haidar changed his strategy and suddenly appeared before the gates of Madras
2answer is The Fourth Anglo–Mysore War was a conflict in South India between the Kingdom of Mysore against the British East India Company and the Hyderabad Deccan in 1798–99. This was the final conflict of the four Anglo-Mysore Wars. The British captured the capital of Mysore. The ruler Tipu Sultan was killed in the battle.
3answer is
Explanation:
Growing British power
In an effort to keep the Marathas out of Mumbai, the British sent envoys to negotiate a treaty. The envoys were successful, and a treaty was signed on 12 July 1739 that gave the British East India Company rights to free trade in Maratha territory.