Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
In September 1794, Wellesley experienced his first taste of warfare, against the French at the Battle of Boxtel with the 33rd. His promotion to colonel, on 3 May 1796, came by seniority, and in June he was sent with the 33rd to India. In 1799 he fought in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, commanding three victorious actions with the East India Company.