The
Second Anglo–Mysore War (1780–1784) was a conflict between the
Kingdom of Mysore and the
British East India Company. At the time, Mysore was a key French ally in India, and the Franco–British war sparked Anglo–Mysorean hostilities in India. The great majority of soldiers on the company side were raised, trained, paid and commanded by the company, not the British government. However, the company's operations were bolstered by Crown troops sent from Britain, and by troops sent from
Hanover, which was also ruled by Britain's
King George III.