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Revision as of 14:28, 21 March 2011
| Battle of Bangalore | ||
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| Part of 3rd Mysore War | ||
| Date: | 6-21 March 1791 | |
| Location: | Bangalore, Tamil Nadu | |
| Presidency: | Madras Presidency | |
| Co-ordinates: | 12.908001°N 77.641010°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Kingdom of Mysore | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lord Cornwallis | Tipu Sultan | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
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See our interactive map of 3rd Mysore War locations and routes on Google Maps | |
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The battle of Bangalore saw the storming of the town (Bangalore Pettah) and the subsequent capture of Bangalore Fort.
External Links
Mysore War Heritage History
Anglo-Mysore Wars Wikipedia
3rd Mysore War Wikipedia
Bangalore Gazetteer 1857
Historical books online
- Annals of the wars of the eighteenth century Vol IV by Sir Edward Cust 1862 Capture of Bangalore
- The military history of the Madras engineers and pioneers, from 1743 up to the present time, Volume 1] by Henry Meredith Vibart 1881 Siege of Bangalore
- Select views in Mysore, the country of Tippoo Sultan: from drawings taken on the spot by Robert Home 1808 (first published 1794) Google Books.
