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| + | |partof=[[3rd Mysore War]] | ||
| + | |date= 7 February-18 March 1792 | ||
| + | |location= [[Seringapatam]], Karnataka | ||
| + | |presidency=[[Madras]] | ||
| + | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=12.418346,76.695989&z=14&hl=en&t=h 12.418346°N 76.695989°E] | ||
| + | |result=British victory | ||
| + | |territory= | ||
| + | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
| + | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore Kingdom of Mysore] | ||
| + | |commander1=[[Charles Cornwallis|Lord Cornwallis]] | ||
| + | |commander2=[[Tipu Sultan]] | ||
| + | |strength1=22,000 British & Native troops<br>86 guns<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ol0BAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA146&dq=Seringapatam+1792+Cornwallis&as_brr=3&ei=9EidSPW1GpzwigHhjb37BA#PPA146,M1 List of troops] | ||
| + | |strength2= | ||
| + | |casualties1=350 | ||
| + | |casualties2= 20,000 | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Battlemap|war=3rd Mysore War |link=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=11.486754,76.916656&spn=1.025475,0.729218&t=p&z=10&msid=101241150585833319689.00046efd48abd1d16dbca}} | ||
| + | Cornwallis besieged [[Seringapatam]] from the 7th February 1792 until the Treaty of Seringaptam was agreed on the 18th March. During the siege actions occured at various locations including an attack on the post at Carigat Hill and the storming of the Eadgah Redoubt (or Bastion - part of the Seringapatam lines). | ||
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| + | == External Links == | ||
| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Wikipedia - Anglo-Mysore Wars]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Anglo-Mysore_War Wikipedia - 3rd Mysore War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ol0BAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA147&dq=Seringapatam+1792+Cornwallis&as_brr=3&ei=9EidSPW1GpzwigHhjb37BA#PPA147,M1 Google Books - Cornwallis' Despatches]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srirangapatna Wikipedia - Srirangapatnam, Karnataka] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Battles|Seringapatam 1792, Siege of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Campaign of 1791-92|Seringapatam 1792, Siege of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:3rd Mysore War|Seringapatam 1792, Siege of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:13, 13 March 2021
| Siege of Seringapatam 1792 | ||
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| Part of 3rd Mysore War | ||
| Date: | 7 February-18 March 1792 | |
| Location: | Seringapatam, Karnataka | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 12.418346°N 76.695989°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Kingdom of Mysore | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lord Cornwallis | Tipu Sultan | |
| Strength | ||
| 22,000 British & Native troops 86 guns List of troops |
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| Casualties | ||
| 350 | 20,000 | |
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See our interactive map of 3rd Mysore War locations and routes on Google Maps | |
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Cornwallis besieged Seringapatam from the 7th February 1792 until the Treaty of Seringaptam was agreed on the 18th March. During the siege actions occured at various locations including an attack on the post at Carigat Hill and the storming of the Eadgah Redoubt (or Bastion - part of the Seringapatam lines).
External Links
Wikipedia - Anglo-Mysore Wars
Wikipedia - 3rd Mysore War
Google Books - Cornwallis' Despatches
Wikipedia - Srirangapatnam, Karnataka
