Consequences
The war resulted in a sharp curtailment of Mysore's borders to the advantage of the Mahrattas, the Nizam of Hyderabad, and the Madras Presidency. The districts of Malabar, Salem, Bellary and Anantapur were ceded to the Madras Presidency.
A fourth and final war was fought between the British and Mysore in 1799, in which Seringapatam was taken, and Tipu was killed in its defense. The victors, rather than partitioning the country, forced Tipu's family into exile and restored control of Mysore to the Wodeyars.
One notable military advance championed by Tipu Sultan was the use of mass attacks with rocket brigades, called kushoons, in the army. The weapons used by the kushoons sufficiently impressed the British during the Third and Fourth Mysore Wars to inspire William Congreve to develop Congreve rockets.
Cornwallis was raised to the title of Marquess for his actions in the war.
| Preceded by Second Anglo-Mysore War |
Anglo-Mysore Wars | Succeeded by Fourth Anglo-Mysore War |
| Preceded by Second Anglo-Mysore War |
Indo-British conflicts | Succeeded by Fourth Anglo-Mysore War |
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