The Tiger of Mysore

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Hyder Ali was a conqueror of the true East-ern type. He was an able leader, and, though ruthless where it was his policy to strike terror, he was not cruel from choice.His son, Tippoo, on the contrary, revelled in acts of the most abominable cru-elty. It would seem that he massacred for the very pleasure of massacring, and hundreds of British captives were killed by famine, poison, or torture, simply to gratify his lust for murder. Had firm-ness been shown by Lord Cornwallis, when Seringapata