Scope
This timeline covers the four Anglo-Mysore Wars and the wider struggle between Mysore and expanding British power in southern India.
Inclusion rule
Include events and sub-conflicts that materially altered the territorial, military, or political balance between Mysore and the British East India Company.
Why this timeline exists
The Anglo-Mysore Wars form the larger military and imperial context in which Tipu Sultan, Cornwallis, and British expansion in India should be understood.
Key phases
- Rise of Mysore as a regional military power
- Repeated Anglo-Mysore conflict
- Escalation under Tipu Sultan
- British consolidation in southern India