Study Guide · Chapter 4
Rise of British Power (18th Century)
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| Battle | Year | Combatants | Outcome/Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of Plassey | 1757 | Robert Clive (EIC) vs. Siraj-ud-Daulah (Bengal) | EIC victorious (aided by Mir Jafar's betrayal); beginning of British political dominance in India |
| Third Carnatic War (concluding battles) | 1758–1763 | British EIC vs. French EIC | British victory; Treaty of Paris (1763) confirms British supremacy over the French in India |
| Battle of Buxar | 1764 | EIC (Hector Munro) vs. Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daulah, Shah Alam II | EIC decisively victorious; often considered more decisive than Plassey; led to grant of Diwani of Bengal (1765) |
| First Anglo-Mysore War | 1767–69 | EIC vs. Hyder Ali (Mysore) | Ended favourably for Hyder Ali; Treaty of Madras |
| Second Anglo-Mysore War | 1780–84 | EIC vs. Hyder Ali/Tipu Sultan | Stalemate; Treaty of Mangalore |
| Third Anglo-Mysore War | 1790–92 | Lord Cornwallis (EIC) vs. Tipu Sultan | EIC victorious; Tipu cedes half his territory (Treaty of Seringapatam) |
| Fourth Anglo-Mysore War | 1799 | EIC (Lord Wellesley) vs. Tipu Sultan | EIC victorious; Tipu Sultan killed defending Seringapatam; Mysore reduced to a subordinate state |
| First Anglo-Maratha War | 1775–82 | EIC vs. Maratha Confederacy | Inconclusive; Treaty of Salbai |
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