Consider the following wars and arrange them in correct chronological order.

Question

Consider the following wars and arrange them in correct chronological order.

1. First Anglo-Mysore War

2. Second Anglo-French War

3. First Anglo-Sikh War

4. First Anglo-Afghan War

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. A. 2, 1, 4, 3 (Correct answer)
2. B. 1, 2, 3, 4
3. C. 1, 2, 4, 3
4. D. 2, 1, 3, 4

Correct Answer

Option A — 2, 1, 4, 3

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is 2, 1, 4, 3.

Key Points

• 2. Second Anglo-French War — 1749-1754. The Second Carnatic War, fought between the English and French East India Companies over succession disputes in Hyderabad and the Carnatic.
• 1. First Anglo-Mysore War — 1767-1769. Ended with the Treaty of Madras, in which Haidar Ali dictated terms to the British.
• 4. First Anglo-Afghan War — 1839-1842. Launched under Lord Auckland to install Shah Shuja at Kabul; ended in disaster for the British.
• 3. First Anglo-Sikh War — 1845-1846. Ended with the Treaty of Lahore, followed by the Treaty of Amritsar.
• The correct sequence is 2 → 1 → 4 → 3, option (a).

Additional Information

• The three Carnatic Wars (1746-48, 1749-54, 1758-63) decided Anglo-French supremacy in India; the Third ended at the Battle of Wandiwash (1760) and the Treaty of Paris (1763), ending French political ambitions.
• The four Anglo-Mysore Wars ran 1767-69, 1780-84, 1790-92 and 1799; the fourth ended with the death of Tipu Sultan at Srirangapatnam.
• The Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-49) under Lord Dalhousie led to the annexation of Punjab.