The British had to wage four wars with Mysore, three with the Marathas, two with the Sikhs besides a few more with other powers. Among these wars the Second Anglo-Mysore War was unique, in the sense that it was fought at a time when the foundation of British Rule was shaken to its base by the formidable confederacy of the principal local powers, Mysore, Marathas and the Nizam. It was also a time when England was embroiled in a war with her colonies in America and ...
