The Armistice

In consequence of the 16th article of the Treaty of Peace of January 20, 1783 between England and France, Tipu as an ally of France agreed to an armistice on the following terms:

Article 1. Major Campbell would remain in possession of the fort. Tipu would remain in possession of his trenches and batteries surrounding the fort, and the Battery on the Island which he made himself master of. These would be guarded by 3,000 men. Both parties could place upto 100 men in the other’s camps to observe that no violation of the armistice terms occured. The garrison’s officers would be allowed to walk outside the fort and visit the French officers in Tipu’s camp. Soldiers would be allowed to walk outside the fort a few at a time for a distance no further than two coss, and along the sea side. They would not make notes of activities in Tipu’s camp.

Article 2. No repairs would be allowed on either side.

Article 3. Tipu would establish a bazar where the garrison could buy provisions at prevailing market prices sufficient for a maximum of 10 to 12 days. Liquor, salt, and provisions that were not available would be allowed to be brought from other places sufficient for a month.

Article 4. Tipu would permit messengers to pass unmolested, and would not open letters. They would travel only along the sea side, whether to the south or north, but not send or receive them by sea.

Article 5. Campbell would not receive any reinforcements by sea or land.

Article 6. Each party would be responsible for policing in its own territory.

Article 7. These terms would apply equally to Honavar, except that the number of troops guarding Tipu’s trenches and batteries would be limited to 900, and the number placed within the fort 30.

Article 8. Issues respecting the former English Garrison of Nagar would be settled at the conclusion of peace.

Article 9. Tipu would retain his possessions on the Malabar Coast, and receive the customs and revenues as formerly without being prevented or molested by the English. He would likewise receive at Mangalore and elsewhere the rights of the dewani he did formerly.

Article 10. All hostilities on the Malabar Coast would cease.

Article 11. Both parties would exchange two officers as hostages.

Article 12. This agreement would be written in Marathi, English, and French, and signed by Tipu, Campbell, and Pierron du Morlay who had mediated between Tipu and Campbell.

Mangalore, August 2, 1783