Siege of Seringapatam

The siege of Seringapatam 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. Tipu Sultan, the ruler after the death of his father, was killed in the action. 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 of the kingdom's external affairs.

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1799 Siege of Seringapatam

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1792 Siege of Seringapatam

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1799 Battle of Mallavelly

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The Storming of Seringapatam (Srirangapatna)

12th Regiment in Seringapatam

Storming of Seringapatam

Tipu Sultan's forces during the Siege of Srirangapatna

Lieutenant Fletcher planting the standard at Seringapatam, 1799

Perspective plan of Seringapatam, indicating severally the British positions in 1792 and 1799

The Last Effort and Fall of Tipu Sultan by Henry Singleton, c. 1800

The assault of Seringapatam

David Wilkie (1785-1841) - General Sir David Baird Discovering the Body of Sultan Tippoo Sahib after Having Captured Seringapatam, on the 4th May, 1799 - NG 2430 - National Galleries of Scotland

Sir David Baird Discovering Body of Tipu Sultan

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1399	Kingdom of Mysore		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1792	Siege of Seringapatam	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1799	Battle of Mallavelly	Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1799	Siege of Seringapatam	siege	Wikidata
site	fort		Srirangapatna Fort	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		The Storming of Seringapatam (Srirangapatna)		Commons
commons	image		12th Regiment in Seringapatam		Commons
commons	image		Storming of Seringapatam		Commons
commons	image		Tipu Sultan's forces during the Siege of Srirangapatna		Commons
commons	image		Lieutenant Fletcher planting the standard at Seringapatam, 1799		Commons
commons	image		Perspective plan of Seringapatam, indicating severally the British positions in 1792 and 1799		Commons
commons	image		The Last Effort and Fall of Tipu Sultan by Henry Singleton, c. 1800		Commons
commons	image		The assault of Seringapatam		Commons
commons	image		David Wilkie (1785-1841) - General Sir David Baird Discovering the Body of Sultan Tippoo Sahib after Having Captured Seringapatam, on the 4th May, 1799 - NG 2430 - National Galleries of Scotland		Commons
commons	image		Sir David Baird Discovering Body of Tipu Sultan		Commons