<human>:  Why did the British lose the Madras War?
<bot>: The British lost because they were outnumbered. The British had a lot of soldiers, but the Indians had a lot of soldiers too. The British had a lot of guns, but the Indians had a lot of guns too. The British had a lot of money, but the Indians had a lot of money too. The British had a lot of ships, but the Indians had a lot of ships too.