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Siege of Seringapatam Opens
- When
- 5 April 1799
- Where
- Fortress of Seringapatam (Srirangapatna)
- Part of
- Battle of Seringapatam
British columns under General George Harris besieged Tipu Sultan's fortress of Seringapatam on 5 April 1799, the final confrontation of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War.
When the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War broke out, the British assembled two large columns under General George Harris. Seringapatam was besieged by the British forces on 5 April 1799. The siege, lasting until 4 May 1799, was the final confrontation of the war between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore led by Tipu Sultan, who ruled after the death of his father.
Sources
- Siege of Seringapatam (1799) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25
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