CONTENTS. 



Hyder— He overruns the Carnatic— Again threatens Madras— Con- 

 clusion of Peace— Another great Inroad of the Mahrattas— Hyder con- 

 cludes a Treaty with them, and makes further Conquests— His Resent- 

 ment against the English— Weak conduct of the Madras Government 

 — Hyde°r invades and desolates the Carnatic— Fate of Colonel Baillie's 

 Detachment— Sir Eyre Coote sent from Calcutta— He gains several 

 Advantages— Loss of Colonel Bralhwaite's Detachment— Negotiations 

 —Operations on the Western Coast— Death of Hyder— Tippoo suc- 

 ceeds—Dissensions in the Madras Government— Death of Sir Eyre 

 Coote— Peace between England and France— Bednore surrenders to 

 General Mathews— Retaken by the Sultan— Siege of Mangalore— Peace 

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CHAPTER in. 



CONQUEST OF MYSORE. 



Power of Tippoo— His Persecution of the Christians, and of the People 

 of Coorg— Confederacy against him— His Successes— Conclusion of 

 Peace— Cruel Treatment of the Natives in Calicut— Attack on Tra- 

 vancore— Repulse— Final Success— Arrival and Views of Marquis 

 Comwallis— He resolves to make War upon Tippoo— Treaty wi'h the 

 Nizam— General Medows opens the Campaign— Reduction of Dindi- 

 gul and Palgaut— Successful Manoeuvres of Tippoo— He lays waste 

 the Carnatic— Cornwallis assumes the Command— Advances upon 

 Bangalore— Reduces that Fortress— Nizam's Contingent— Advance 

 upon Seringapatam— Engagement, Distress, and Retreat of the Eng- 

 lish—General Abercromby's Advance and Retreat— Junction with the 

 Mahrattas— Reduction of several Hill-forts— Second March on Sering- 

 apatam— Defeat of Tippoo— Overtures from him— Terms accepted— 

 The young Princes received as Hostages— Difficulties— Final Conclu- 

 sion—General Results of the War— Pacific Policy of Sir John Shore 

 —Arrival of Marquis Wellesley— His System— Tippoo's Negotiation 

 with the French— British Influence established at the Court of the 

 Nizam— Negotiations with the Sultan— Army advances against him— 

 He attacks the Troops from Bombay— British march on Seringapatam 

 —Action at Mallavilly— Despondence of Tippoo— Siege commenced— 

 Its Operations— Tippoo attempts to negotiate— His Alarm— Storming 

 of Seringapatam— Death of the Sultan— His Character— Anecdotes- 

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CHAPTER IV. 



MAHRATTA WAR, AND CONQUEST OF CENTRAL HIND0STAN. 



Great Power of the Mahrattas— Shao succeeds as Rajah— Able Adminis- 

 tration of Ballajee Wishwanath-Bajee Rao succeeds— Rise of Hol- 

 kar and Sindia— Great Power of the Peishwa— Reduction of the Pi- 

 rate Angria— Madoo Rao becomes Peishwa— His able Government— 

 Ragoba— He is expelled by the Ministers— Forms an Alliance with 

 the Government of Bombay— Heating's Expedition— Proceedings at 

 Bombay disallowed— Treaty— War renewed-March against Poonah 

 —Shameful Capitulation— Campaign of General Goddard— Exploits 

 of Popham and Carnac— Mahrattas allied with Britain— Increased 

 Power of Mahadajee Sindia— His Death— Death of Madoo Rao- 

 Various Intrigues— Jealousies of Britain— Dissensions of Sindia and 



