Seringapatam

Seringapatam
Presidency: Madras
Coordinates:	12.418346°N 76.695989°E
Altitude:	679 m (2,228 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name:	Srirangapatna
State/Province:	Karnataka
Country:	India
Transport links
Mysore State Railway

Seringapatam was in the State of Mysore and the town (now Srirangapatna) is an important place of pilgrimage. It was the capital of Hyder Ali and his son, Tipu Sultan, and also the location of the last and decisive battle in 1799 between Tipu and the British.

History

Siege of Seringapatam 1792
Battle of Seringapatam 1799

Spelling Variants

Modern name:Srirangapatnam, Srirangapattana
Variants: Seringapatam, Srirangapatna, Srirangapattang

Cemeteries

Garrison Cemetery (see external links below)

External links

• Srirangapatna Wikipedia

Historical books online

• Seringapatam Past And Present by Colonel G.B. Malleson 1876. Archive.org
• A Hand Book for the use of Visitors to Seringapatam by Subbaraya Moodeliar V.C., Station Master S M R Archive.org. Mirror from British Library Digital
  • "Appendix Y. List of Tombs and Monuments" page 67. 213 cemetery records.
• Seringapatam [A Guide Book] by Constance E Parsons 1931 Archive.org

Cemeteries

• Garrison Cemetery, Seringapatam Wikipedia
• Inscriptions from Garrison Cemetery , Seringapatam from List of Inscriptions on Tombs and Monuments in Madras Vol 1 by J J Cotton Archive.org 1945 revised edition.