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== Bombay Army ==
== Bombay Army ==
''6,420 fighting men under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stuart_(British_Army_officer)  Lt- Gen James Stuart]''
''6,420 fighting men under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stuart_(British_Army_officer)  Lt- Gen James Stuart]''
*Detachment of [[Bombay European Foot Artillery|Bombay Artillery]]
*Detachment of [[Bombay European Foot Artillery|Bombay Artillery]]<br>
:Lt-Col George A Lawman (510)
*Detachment of Engineers<br>
*Detachment of Engineers<br>
'''Right Brigade'''
:Lt-Col J C Sartorius and Capt B Moncrieffe (423)
*[[3rd Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry|1st Btn 2nd Bombay Native Infantry]]
'''Right Brigade'''<br>
*[[7th Regiment of Bombay Infantry (Pioneers)|1st Btn 4th Bombay Native Infantry]]
:Lt-Col John Montresor commanding
*[[5th Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry|3rd Bombay Native Infantry]]<br>
*[[3rd Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry|1st Btn 2nd Bombay Native Infantry]] (653)
'''Centre Brigade'''
*[[7th Regiment of Bombay Infantry (Pioneers)|1st Btn 4th Bombay Native Infantry]] (672)
*[[75th Regiment of Foot]]
*[[5th Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry|3rd Bombay Native Infantry]] (663)<br>
*[[1st Bombay (European) Fusiliers|HEIC European Regiment of Foot]]
'''Centre Brigade'''<br>
*[[77th Regiment of Foot]]<br>
Lt-Col James Dunlop commanding
'''Left Brigade'''
*[[75th Regiment of Foot]] (233)
*[[6th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry|2nd Btn 3rd Regiment Native Infantry]]
*[[1st Bombay (European) Fusiliers|HEIC European Regiment of Foot]] (528)
*[[2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of Bombay Infantry (Grenadiers)|1st Btn 5th Regiment Native Infantry]]
*[[77th Regiment of Foot]] (693)<br>
*[[4th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (Rifle Corps)|2nd Btn 2nd Regiment Native Infantry]]
'''Left Brigade'''<br>
Lt-Col John Wiseman commanding
*[[6th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry|2nd Btn 3rd Regiment Native Infantry]] (717)
*[[2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of Bombay Infantry (Grenadiers)|1st Btn 5th Regiment Native Infantry]] (663)
*[[4th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (Rifle Corps)|2nd Btn 2nd Regiment Native Infantry]] (675)
*[[Bombay Sappers and Miners|Pioneer Corps]]
*[[Bombay Sappers and Miners|Pioneer Corps]]



Revision as of 18:42, 26 February 2010

4th Mysore War
1798-99
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
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Location:
Combatants:
East India Company Kingdom of Mysore
Result: British victory
Mysore became a princely state of British India
Coimbatore, North Kanara, and South Kanara ceded to the British
Medals:
Links:
Category: 4th Mysore War
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4th Mysore War
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The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798-99) was between Tipu Sultan ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore and the Madras Presidency of the British East India Company.

Summary

When Napoleon landed in Egypt, the British decided to eliminate Mysore, the French ally in India. They laid siege to and finally stormed Seringapatam. Tipoo Sultan was killed, more territory was ceded to the British and Mysore became a princely state of British India.

Bombay Army

6,420 fighting men under Lt- Gen James Stuart

Lt-Col George A Lawman (510)
  • Detachment of Engineers
Lt-Col J C Sartorius and Capt B Moncrieffe (423)

Right Brigade

Lt-Col John Montresor commanding

Centre Brigade
Lt-Col James Dunlop commanding

Left Brigade
Lt-Col John Wiseman commanding

Grand Army

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
George Harris (1746-1829)
James Stuart (1741-1815)
Tippoo Sultan (1753-1799)
Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852)

External Links

Historical books Online

Memoirs of the early life and service of a field officer on the retired list of the Indian army by Major David Price 1839 Google Books (service from 1780). page 356 1798

Other

Mysore Wars Heritage History
Anglo-Mysore Wars Wikipedia
4th Mysore War 1798-99 Wikipedia

Macquarie University 'Seringapatam 1799' project
Historical maps on-line

Joppen Historical Maps - India 1795 www.columbia.edu