Siege of Mangalore (1783–1784)

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The Siege of Mangalore (1783–1784) was a protracted and decisive confrontation in which Mysore forces besieged a British-held coastal stronghold on India’s west coast, significantly influencing the outcome and peace terms of the Second Anglo-Mysore War.

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Siege of Mangalore (1783–1784) canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict ⓘ
siege ⓘ
associatedWith Hyder Ali ⓘ
Tipu Sultan ⓘ
attacker Mysore forces ⓘ
linked to: Mysorean forces
belligerent British East India Company ⓘ
British forces ⓘ
Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ
Mysore forces ⓘ
cause ongoing hostilities between Mysore and the British in the Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
combatant forces of the British East India Company ⓘ
forces of the Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ
conflict Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
controlledPlace Mangalore fort ⓘ
countryAtTime British India ⓘ
Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ
defender British garrison at Mangalore ⓘ
describedAs protracted siege ⓘ
duration several months ⓘ
endDate 1784 ⓘ
followedBy conclusion of the Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
impact weakened British negotiating position in peace talks ⓘ
involves blockade of a coastal stronghold ⓘ
negotiations for capitulation ⓘ
prolonged resistance by British garrison ⓘ
locatedOn west coast of India ⓘ
location India ⓘ
Karnataka ⓘ
Mangalore ⓘ
natureOfConflict land siege of fortified coastal town ⓘ
objective capture of British-held Mangalore ⓘ
partOf Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
precededBy earlier campaigns of the Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
region Malabar Coast ⓘ
relatedTo Treaty of Mangalore ⓘ
result British garrison capitulated ⓘ
Mysore victory ⓘ
influenced peace terms of the Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
significance affected negotiations leading to the Treaty of Mangalore ⓘ
decisive confrontation in the Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
startDate 1783 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of a key port on the Malabar Coast ⓘ
target British-held coastal stronghold at Mangalore ⓘ
theatre South Indian theatre of the Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
typeOfEngagement siege warfare ⓘ

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Second Anglo-Mysore War → notableEvent → Siege of Mangalore (1783–1784) ⓘ
Mysorean forces → notableBattle → Siege of Mangalore (1783–1784) ⓘ
Mangalore Fort → battlesOccurred → Siege of Mangalore (1783–1784) ⓘ
subject linked to: Mangalore fort