Second Anglo-Mysore War
In 1782, Louis XVI sealed an alliance with the Peshwa Madhav Rao Narayan. As a consequence Bussy moved his troops to Île de France (Mauritius) and later contributed to the French effort in India in 1783. Suffren became the ally of Hyder Ali in the Second Anglo-Mysore War in 1782-1783, engaging in five battles against the Royal Navy off the coasts of India and Ceylon.