Answer» Correct Answer - Option 2 : Battle of Seringapatam
The correct answer is Battle of Seringapatam. - The Anglo-Mysore War ended with the battle of Seringapatam.
- The Anglo-Mysore Wars was a series of four military confrontations in India between the British and the rulers of Mysore.
- The British won a decisive victory at the Battle of Seringapatam (1799).
- Tipu was killed during the defense of the city.
- The Governor-General of the British Army in 1799 was Lord Wellesley.
- The third Anglo-Mysore War came to an end with the Treaty of Seringapatam in 1792.
- Tipu Sultan, the de-facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore ceded half his kingdom to the British which included the areas of Malabar, Coorg, Baramahal, and Dindigul.
- In this war, Tipu Sultan used Mysorean rockets which were the first Ircon-Cased rocket used by the Mysorean army.
- After the war, Tipu Sultan territories divided between Hyderabad and the British.
- Seringapatam is a town located in the Mandya district state of Karnataka.
- Seringapatam is famous for Sri Ranganathswamy Temple, Daria Daulat Bagh, Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, and Tipu Sultan Palace.
| Battle | Against | Year | | Battle of Vandiwash | India and French, British. | 22 January 1760 | | Battle of Porto Novo | The Kingdom of Mysore and British East India | 1 July 1781 | | Battle of Polilur | The Kingdom of Mysore and British East India | 10 September 1780 |
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