Episode 2 of 3

British capitulation of Mangalore fort

When: 30 January 1784
Where: Mangalore region
Part of: Beginning of the Captivity of Mangalorean Catholics

After failed assaults, Tipu Sultan secured the Mangalore fort when the British capitulated on 30 January 1784.

Tipu Sultan laid several assaults on the Mangalore fort until January 1784, all of which failed. The fort was finally delivered to Tipu when the British capitulated on 30 January 1784. This followed Hyder Ali's death in the Second Anglo-Mysore War on 7 December 1782, after which the British had captured the fort again.

Sources

Mangalorean Catholics Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-28

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