Seringapatam campaign of 1799

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The Seringapatam campaign of 1799 was the final Anglo-Mysore War in which British-led forces defeated Tipu Sultan and captured his capital, Seringapatam, ending Mysore’s status as a major independent power in southern India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Mysore War
military campaign
war
belligerent British East India Company
Kingdom of Mysore
Maratha Empire
Nizam of Hyderabad
conflictBetween British East India Company
Kingdom of Mysore
follows earlier campaigns of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
hasAftermath installation of a British-controlled princely state in Mysore
partition of Mysore territory
hasBattle Siege of Seringapatam (1799)
hasCapitalCaptured Seringapatam
hasCasusBelli British desire to curb Mysore power
Tipu Sultan’s alliance with France
hasCommander Arthur Wellesley
David Baird
General George Harris
Krishnaraja Wadiyar III
Tipu Sultan
hasDate May 1799
hasEndTime 1799
hasKeyEvent storming of Seringapatam on 4 May 1799
hasLocation Karnataka
Mysore
linked to: Mysuru

Seringapatam
South India
hasOutcome British victory
hasSignificance consolidation of British paramountcy in India
end of Tipu Sultan’s resistance to British expansion
hasStartTime 1799
hasTheatre Anglo-Mysore Wars
involves British Indian Army
Mysore Army
linked to: Mysore army
opponent British East India Company
Maratha Empire
Nizam of Hyderabad
Tipu Sultan
partOf Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
precededBy Third Anglo-Mysore War
resultsIn capture of Seringapatam
death of Tipu Sultan
end of Mysore as a major independent power in southern India
expansion of British control in South India
restoration of Wadiyar dynasty in Mysore

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Battle of Malavelly partOfCampaign Seringapatam campaign of 1799