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Examine the circumstances which led to the Third Mysore War. Could Cornwallis have avoided it?

  • UPSC 2006
  • British Expansion in India

The Third Anglo-Mysore War (1790–92) emerged from a chain of diplomatic manoeuvring in which Lord Cornwallis played as active a role in provoking conflict as Tipu Sultan did in triggering it.

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  • The Circumstances Leading to War
  • Could Cornwallis Have Avoided the War?
  • Why War May Have Been Unavoidable Regardless

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