what was the 3rd mysore war?

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3rd Mysore-British war (1790-92)

In 1790 the British, Maharathas, and the Nizam forged a powerful alliance against Mysore. Now only Tipu's muslim army stood in the way of the British seizing India. The entire war was led and conducted by Lord Cornwallis who had surrendered to Washington at Yorktown. At first the British and their allies were easily outmanouvered despite Tipu being heavily outnumbered and outgunned. With extraordinary courage and valour the Mysore army resisted and exhausted this triple alliance, forcing a ceasefire in 1791. When the war resumed Tipu brought the war to the Carnatic but it was against overwhelming numbers. Cornwallis eventually gained the Deccan, stormed Bangalore and advanced on Srirangapatanam. A second detachment of British forces swept up from the Malabar coast, Cornwallis then joined the Maharatha and Nizams forces. But still Tipu's outstanding army held out for almost a year until Feb 6th 1792 when Tipu was forced to surrender.

The terms of the surrender were deliberately humiliating for Mysore. The British helped themselves to half of Tipu's kingdom, told him that he would have to pay three crores as indemnity and callously siezed Tipu's two young sons who were just ten and eight years old as hostages until the indemnity was paid.