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
Historical books online
- Google Books - Capture of Bangalore
- Bangalore - Gazetteer 1857
- The military history of the Madras engineers and pioneers, from 1743 up to the present time, Volume 1, page 222 by Henry Meredith Vibart 1881
- Select views in Mysore, the country of Tippoo Sultan: from drawings taken on the spot by Robert Home 1808 (first published 1794) Google Books.