Siege of Seringapatam (1799)

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The Siege of Seringapatam (1799) was the decisive British-led assault that captured Tipu Sultan’s capital, killed him in battle, and ended the Kingdom of Mysore’s resistance to British expansion in southern India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Storming of Seringapatam (1799) ⓘ
associatedWith British East India Company army of Madras Presidency ⓘ
linked to: Madras Army

Hyderabadi contingent ⓘ
Maratha contingent ⓘ
belligerent British East India Company ⓘ
Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ
Maratha Empire ⓘ
Nizam of Hyderabad ⓘ
cause British desire to secure dominance in southern India ⓘ
British objective to remove Tipu Sultan as a regional power ⓘ
combatantStrength British-led allied forces numerically superior to Mysore forces ⓘ
commander Arthur Wellesley ⓘ
David Baird ⓘ
General George Harris ⓘ
Tipu Sultan ⓘ
conflictOf Fourth Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
conflictType colonial war ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ
date 1799 ⓘ
endDate 1799-05-04 ⓘ
era late 18th century ⓘ
followedBy reorganization of Mysore under British suzerainty ⓘ
fortressType walled island city ⓘ
historicalSignificance decisive end to Anglo-Mysore Wars ⓘ
marked consolidation of British East India Company rule in South India ⓘ
locatedIn Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay India ⓘ
Karnataka ⓘ
location Seringapatam ⓘ
Srirangapatna ⓘ
notableEvent Tipu Sultan killed near the Water Gate ⓘ
storming of the fortress walls on 4 May 1799 ⓘ
outcome partition of Mysore territory ⓘ
restoration of Wodeyar dynasty in a reduced Mysore state ⓘ
partOf Fourth Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
precededBy Third Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
primaryOpposingLeader General George Harris ⓘ
Tipu Sultan ⓘ
result death of Tipu Sultan ⓘ
decisive British victory ⓘ
end of the Kingdom of Mysore as an independent power ⓘ
expansion of British influence in southern India ⓘ
fall of Seringapatam ⓘ
river Kaveri River ⓘ
linked to: Kaveri
startDate 1799-04-05 ⓘ
theatre Southern India ⓘ
linked to: South India

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Fourth Anglo-Mysore War → majorBattle → Siege of Seringapatam (1799) ⓘ
Srirangapatna → siteOfBattle → Siege of Seringapatam (1799) ⓘ
Anglo-Mysore Wars → significantEvent → Siege of Seringapatam (1799) ⓘ
The Iron Duke → battle → Battle of Seringapatam ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Seringapatam (1799)
Mysorean forces → notableBattle → Siege of Seringapatam (1799) ⓘ
Mysore army → engagedInBattle → Siege of Seringapatam ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Seringapatam (1799)
Mysore under Tipu Sultan → event → Siege of Srirangapatna (1799) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Seringapatam (1799)
General George Harris → notableWork → Capture of Seringapatam ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Seringapatam (1799)
General George Harris → notableAchievement → Defeat of Tipu Sultan at Seringapatam ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Seringapatam (1799)
General George Harris → battle → Siege of Seringapatam ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Seringapatam (1799)
Siege of Seringapatam (1792) → relatedTo → Siege of Seringapatam (1799) ⓘ
Battle of Seedaseer → followedBy → Siege of Seringapatam (1799) ⓘ
Siege of Seringapatam (1799) → alsoKnownAs → Storming of Seringapatam (1799) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Seringapatam (1799)
Battle of Malavelly → followedBy → Siege of Seringapatam (1799) ⓘ
George Harris → battle → Siege of Seringapatam ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Seringapatam (1799)
Mysorean rockets → capturedAt → Siege of Seringapatam (1799) ⓘ
Summer Palace of Tipu Sultan → significantEvent → associated with Siege of Srirangapatna ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Seringapatam (1799)
Seringapatam → siteOfBattle → Siege of Seringapatam (1799) ⓘ
Treaty of 1799 → follows → Siege of Seringapatam (1799) ⓘ
Anglo-Indian wars → significantEvent → fall of Mysore ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Seringapatam (1799)
Seringapatam campaign of 1799 → hasBattle → Siege of Seringapatam (1799) ⓘ