Siege of Seringapatam (1799)
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The siege of Seringapatam (5 April – 4 May 1799) was the final confrontation of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore. The British, with the allied Nizam Ali Khan, 2nd Nizam of Hyderabad and Marathas, achieved a decisive victory after breaching the walls of the fortress at Seringapatam and storming the citadel. The leader of the British troops was Major General David Baird, among the lesser known allies were the Portuguese in Goa and Damaon.[1] Tipu Sultan, the de facto ruler after the death of his father, who had usurped the throne of Mysore, was killed in the action.[2] The British restored the Wodeyar dynasty back to power after the victory through a treaty of subsidiary alliance and Krishnaraja Wodeyar III was crowned the King of Mysore. However, they retained indirect control (British paramountcy) of the kingdom's external affairs.
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Siege of Seringapatam | |||||||
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Part of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War | |||||||
The Last Effort and Fall of Tipu Sultan by Henry Singleton | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Mysore | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
50,000 |
20,000 soldiers 10,000 volunteers | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,400 killed and wounded | 6,000 to 10,000 killed |