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Ancient and Medival History Later Mughals and Advent of Europeans

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Consider the following Statements regarding third Anglo – Mysore war :

1. It started in 1788 and ended in 1790 .

2.The British formed an alliance with Marathas and the Nizam against Tipu Sultan.

3.Tipu’s attack on Travancore became the immediate cause of the third Anglo- Mysore war.

Which of the above statements is /are correct:

1 and 2 only

2 and 3 only

1 and 3 only

1,2,3 all

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Explanation:

Statement 1 is incorrect as first Anglo- Mysore war was fought between 1790 to 1792 and ended with the treaty of Seringpatnam.
Statement 2 is correct .
Statement 3 is also correct : Tipu declared war on Travancore in 1789. Travancore was a friendly state of the British. In 1790, the Governor-General of Bengal, Lord Cornwallis declared war on Tipu.
Tipu was defeated in the first phase of the war and his forces had to retreat.
Later the English advanced towards Tipu’s capital of Seringapatam and Tipu had to bargain for peace.