Hyder Ali invaded Tanjore in 1781, at the height of the Second Mysore War.[3] Col. Braithwaite tried to stem his advance but was defeated and had to surrender.[3] Hyder extracted the allegiance of the Maratha king Thuljaji and plundered the country.[3] Cattle and crops were destroyed.[3] The gross produce of the Tanjore kingdom fell from 10,439,057 in 1780 to 1,578,520 in 1781.[4] It further slid to 1,370,174 in 1782.[4] The ravages of Hyder Ali and his son Tippu Sultan were followed by alleged expeditions of plunder launched by the Kallars.[3] There was scarcity of food and work and the economy was shattered.[3] The kingdom of Tanjore did not recover from the effects of the invasion till the start of the 19th century.[3] The period of suffering referred to in local folklore as Hyderakalabam is considered to be one of the darkest periods in the region's history since the invasions of the Kalabhras.
> Hyder Ali invaded Tanjore in 1781, at the height of the Second Mysore War.[3] Col. Braithwaite tried to stem his advance but was defeated and had to surrender.[3] Hyder extracted the allegiance of the Maratha king Thuljaji and plundered the country.[3 The period of suffering referred to in local folklore as Hyderakalabam is considered to be one of the darkest periods in the region's history since the invasions of the Kalabhras.
I wanted to put this info in connection with another which i was reearching. a history of indian troops under the british.
some regiments which fought under the british and against indian rulers still continue to exist. but they were not allowed to celebrate those victory days and the honours received by that regiment for those specific wars was deemed "repugnant honours"
interesting especially because these battalions fought the war agains hyder and tipu
Strangely I was reading through the Madras regiment history through various sites. Their battle honors and colors earned are still depicted for their valor. I am not sure, if they call them repugnant at all.
i too was surprised at memories running so long but this is what wiki says. there should certainly be a govt act if it was enforce . please search for one as i shall do
historic battle of seringapatna wellesley beat tipu and later as duke of wellington defeated napolean in waterloo
one of the few people to have a country capital named after him. new zealand. also wellington island in cochin named after him. so with the wellington boots,
One swallow does not make a summer. :) Looks like nobody is liking the comment# 15.Army & Police as institutions are inherited from the British Raj and it wise to remember the heritage & history, lest we forget it and be enslaved by a modern-day colonizer eg. China, who is so intent on converging on India at least from 4 directions.
> Have you read the book "Empire's First Soldiers" by DP Ramachandran? A fascinating work.
would certainly check it out i got really fascinated after reading darymples book on bahadur shah. how sikhs plundered delhi because of an age old grudge.