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Siege of Mangalore
Part of 2nd Mysore War
Date: 18 May 1783-30 January 1784
Location: Mangalore, Karnataka
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 12.86936°N 74.84256°E
Result: British surrender
Combatants
East India Company Kingdom of Mysore
Commanders
Colonel John Campbell Col. Lally
Strength
540 Europeans
2,850 sepoys
600 Europeans
124,000 native troops
Casualties

This was an event in the 2nd Mysore War

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
John Campbell (1754-1801)
Tippoo Sultan (1753-1754)

External Links

Mysore Wars Heritage History
Anglo-Mysore Wars Wikipedia
2nd Mysore War Wikipedia
Surrender of Mangalore Google Books

Historical books on-line

Siege begins archive.org
Siege ends archive.org