Clickbait. There is no connection between hyder ali and American revolutionaries. The revolutionaries wanted to freedom and created a democracy based on constitution. Hyder Ali betrayed his own country and fighting for himself.
I am curious why you say this despite all the evidence they shared in the article. I focus on just one of the items, the ship, Hyder Ally. https://historyofmysuru.blogspot.com/2017/11/when-america-ce... "a single mast ship named Hyder Ally gave the fledgling navy of United States of America one of its greatest victories". Seems like there was enough a connection if people were naming warships after the guy.
> Allied with France, however, Haider held off the British advance for another two decades, dying in 1782, just a year before the US triumphed in its own rebellion against Britain.
> Haider and Washington never communicated directly with one another, but they fought against a common enemy, and shared a common ally. Like the Mysoreans, the American rebels were members of a global coalition funded by the French government, which saw both uprisings as a chance to humble Britain.
This is imho a fine and nuanced article and I have learned lots I didn't know about this era.