Siege of Bangalore

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bangalore_Fort
gptkbp:aftermath British consolidation of power in India
gptkbp:casualties high
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkb:Mysore_Kingdom
gptkbp:cultural_impact Commemoration events
Representation in film
Influence on Indian history
Representation in literature
Public memory in India
gptkbp:date gptkb:1780
gptkbp:duration approximately 6 months
gptkbp:followed_by Second Siege of Bangalore
gptkbp:historical_context Colonial expansion in India
Decline of the Mysore Kingdom
Rise of the British Empire
gptkbp:historical_significance Part of the struggle for dominance in India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Bangalore
gptkbp:influenced_by political alliances
local geography
previous sieges
gptkbp:location gptkb:Bangalore
gptkbp:notable_event British supply lines
British capture of the city
Mysore's counterattacks
Mysore's defensive strategies
surrender of Tipu Sultan's forces
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Lord_Cornwallis
gptkb:Tipu_Sultan
gptkbp:outcome Mysore's loss of Bangalore
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Anglo-Mysore_Wars
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Pollilur
gptkbp:primary_source letters and correspondence
Mysore historical accounts
British military records
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Mysore
gptkb:Battle_of_Seringapatam
gptkb:Battle_of_Bangalore
Siege of Guntur
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of southern India
gptkbp:tactics siege warfare
gptkbp:technology gptkb:fortification
gptkb:military_unit
military engineering