Battle of Bangalore
| Battle of Bangalore | ||
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| Part of 3rd Mysore War | ||
| Date: | 6-21 March 1791 | |
| Location: | Bangalore, Tamil Nadu | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| 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
Heritage History - Mysore Wars
Wikipedia - Anglo-Mysore Wars
Wikipedia - 3rd Mysore War
Google Books - Capture of Bangalore
Bangalore - Gazetteer 1857
Select views in Mysore, the country of Tippoo Sultan: from drawings taken on the spot by Robert Home 1808 (first published 1794) Google Books. Monuments erected to the memory of those brave officers who fell at the taking of Bangalore, View of the Burial Ground at Bangalore