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|partof=[ | |partof=[[:Category:3rd Mysore War|3rd Mysore War]] | ||
|date=6-21 March 1791 | |date=6-21 March 1791 | ||
|location=[ | |location=[[Bangalore]], Tamil Nadu | ||
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |presidency=[[Madras Presidency]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=12.908001,77.64101&z=10&t=h&hl=en 12.908001°N 77.641010°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=12.908001,77.64101&z=10&t=h&hl=en 12.908001°N 77.641010°E] | ||
|result=British victory | |result=British victory | ||
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore Kingdom of Mysore] | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore Kingdom of Mysore] | ||
|commander1=[ | |commander1=[[Charles Cornwallis|Lord Cornwallis]] | ||
|commander2=[ | |commander2=[[Tipu Sultan]] | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
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{{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}} | |||
The battle of [[Bangalore]] saw the storming of the town (Bangalore Pettah) and the subsequent capture of Bangalore Fort. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http:// | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Anglo-Mysore Wars] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Anglo-Mysore_War 3rd Mysore War] Wikipedia<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA65&dq=Bangalore=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA65,M1 Bangalore] Gazetteer 1857 | |||
====Historical books online==== | |||
*''Annals of the wars of the eighteenth century Vol IV'' by Sir Edward Cust 1862 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Pr4aeiuz4IMC&pg=PA62&dq=Bangalore&as_brr=1&ei=pIOoR_LHNI3WzASOssDPDw#PPA64,M1 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 [http://www.archive.org/stream/militaryhistoryo01viba#page/222/mode/2up 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. | |||
**[http://books.google.com/books?id=D1hKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP10 Monuments erected to the memory of those brave officers who fell at the taking of Bangalore] | |||
**[http://books.google.com/books?id=D1hKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP54 View of the Burial Ground at Bangalore] | |||
[[Category:Battles|Bangalore, Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:Campaign of 1791-92|Bangalore, Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:3rd Mysore War|Bangalore, Battle of]] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:11, 13 March 2021
| Battle of Bangalore | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|
See our interactive map of 3rd Mysore War locations and routes on Google Maps | |
|---|---|---|
The battle of Bangalore saw the storming of the town (Bangalore Pettah) and the subsequent capture of Bangalore Fort.
External Links
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.