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A historical story which you will not find in Indian History books.
In the year 1782, the merchants of Pennsylvania of USA fitted an escort ship with 16 guns to fight the British off the Delaware Bay.
They called the ship 'Hyder Ally, after Hyder Ali, the ruler of Mysore.
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In the year 1782, the merchants of Pennsylvania of USA fitted an escort ship with 16 guns to fight the British off the Delaware Bay.
They called the ship 'Hyder Ally, after Hyder Ali, the ruler of Mysore.
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1782 : The Battle of Delaware Bay during the American Revolutionary War ended with an American victory over a superior British force.
Captain Joshua Barney commanded the ship 'Hyder Ally to a decisive victory over General Monk, a much larger British ship at Delaware Bay.
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Captain Joshua Barney commanded the ship 'Hyder Ally to a decisive victory over General Monk, a much larger British ship at Delaware Bay.
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Yes, the Americans named their main battle ship after an Indian King on the other side of the world.
French, Indians, Spaniards were all fighting the British.
By mid 1770's, The Mysore kingdom had become an emblem of anti-British resistance all over the world.
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French, Indians, Spaniards were all fighting the British.
By mid 1770's, The Mysore kingdom had become an emblem of anti-British resistance all over the world.
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’Twixt Washington, Hyder, Don Galvez, De Grasse
By my soul we brought to a very fine pass—
When we’ve reason to hope new battles are won,
A packet arrives—and an army’s undone!'
-Philip Freneau (one of the national poets of America)
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By my soul we brought to a very fine pass—
When we’ve reason to hope new battles are won,
A packet arrives—and an army’s undone!'
-Philip Freneau (one of the national poets of America)
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George Washington (American), Hyder (Indian), Don Galvez (Spaniard), De Grasse (Frenchman) were all fighting British in the late 18th century.
American Revolutionaries had a keen interest in Hyder and Tipu. For them, the state of Mysore was an ally against the British.
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American Revolutionaries had a keen interest in Hyder and Tipu. For them, the state of Mysore was an ally against the British.
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The French saw both American Revolution and Mysore Kingdom as a chance to humble the mighty British.
After losing in the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763), France was too weak to confront Britain head on. So France was playing a cunning proxy war.
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After losing in the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763), France was too weak to confront Britain head on. So France was playing a cunning proxy war.
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American newspapers of the 1780s and ’90s reported on Mysore’s desperate struggle with Britain. Tipu was a cult Hero for the American Revolutionaries.
Jedidiah Morse’s influential The American Universal Geography (1793), included sections on Mysore Kingdom.
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Jedidiah Morse’s influential The American Universal Geography (1793), included sections on Mysore Kingdom.
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This is why the British feared Tipu Sultan and Mysore the most.
The Battle of Plassey and the decision of Marathas & Nizam to support the British after the Second Mysore War changed world History.
British got foothold in the Indian subcontinent and then came the Opium Wars
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The Battle of Plassey and the decision of Marathas & Nizam to support the British after the Second Mysore War changed world History.
British got foothold in the Indian subcontinent and then came the Opium Wars
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Source : Willis Abbott’s 'Naval History of the United States' (1890)
