Fall of Seringapatam

Name: Fall of Seringapatam
Start: 1799
Location: Srirangapatna, Mysore

1799 · Srirangapatna, Mysore · Asia · War

Tipu Sultan, the 'Tiger of Mysore', falls in battle

Fall of Seringapatam — Wikimedia Commons

In the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War British troops stormed Mysore's capital, and its ruler Tipu Sultan, the East India Company's chief foe in southern India, fell in the fighting. Mysore was handed back to the old Wodeyar dynasty under British control.

State: Kingdom of Mysore

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