Historedia
Episode 2 of 4

Breach Planning and Mysorean Defence

When
22 April 1799
Where
North side of the River Cauvery at Seringapatam (Srirangapatna)
Part of
Battle of Seringapatam

Governor-General Richard Wellesley planned the opening of a breach; on 22 April the Mysorean defence blocked a battery on the north side of the River Cauvery.

The Governor-General of India, Richard Wellesley, planned the opening of a breach in the walls of Seringapatam. The Mysorean defence succeeded in preventing the establishment of a battery on the north side of the River Cauvery on 22 April 1799, where the old rampart appeared weaker than the new.

Sources

  1. Siege of Seringapatam (1799) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25

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