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[http://bernardcornwellbookgroup.blogspot.com/2010/07/indian-adventure.html Seringapatam 1] and [http://bernardcornwellbookgroup.blogspot.com/2010/06/indis-sharpes-tiger-siege-seringapatam.html Seringapatam 2]. bernardcornwellbookgroup.blogspot.com. Bernard Cornwell wrote ''Sharpe's Tiger: Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Seringapatam, 1799'', a book of historical fiction.  Available from the  [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/0006490352 FIBIS Shop] through Amazon.co.uk. This book is Volume 1 of a trilogy. Refer [[2nd Maratha War]] for details of Volumes 2 and 3.
[http://bernardcornwellbookgroup.blogspot.com/2010/07/indian-adventure.html Seringapatam 1] and [http://bernardcornwellbookgroup.blogspot.com/2010/06/indis-sharpes-tiger-siege-seringapatam.html Seringapatam 2]. bernardcornwellbookgroup.blogspot.com (see also the [[Fiction and  poetry reading list]]  for Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe book series)


=====Macquarie University 'Seringapatam 1799' project=====
=====Macquarie University 'Seringapatam 1799' project=====

Revision as of 15:41, 7 July 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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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

Related articles

For further details of events during this period see the following articles

Battle of Sedaseer 6 March 1799
Battle of Mallavelly 27 March 1799
Battle of Sultanpettah Tope 4 May 1799
Battle of Seringapatam 4 May 1799
Battle of Conagul 10 September 1800

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
David Baird (1757-18229)
John Floyd (1748-18218)
George Harris (1746-1829)
James Stuart (1741-1815)
Tippoo Sultan (1753-1799)
Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852)

External Links

Historical books on-line

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
Seringapatam 1 and Seringapatam 2. bernardcornwellbookgroup.blogspot.com (see also the Fiction and poetry reading list for Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe book series)

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

Joppen Historical Maps - India 1795 www.columbia.edu