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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seringapatam campaign of 1799 canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Mysore War
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British East India Company
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Mysore NERFINISHED ⓘ Maratha Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Nizam of Hyderabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
British East India Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Mysore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapitalCaptured | Seringapatam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasusBelli |
British desire to curb Mysore power
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Tipu Sultan’s alliance with France ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Arthur Wellesley
NERFINISHED
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David Baird NERFINISHED ⓘ General George Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Krishnaraja Wadiyar III NERFINISHED ⓘ Tipu Sultan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDate | May 1799 ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1799 ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent | storming of Seringapatam on 4 May 1799 ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Karnataka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mysore NERFINISHED ⓘ Seringapatam NERFINISHED ⓘ South India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
British Indian Army
NERFINISHED
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Mysore Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
British East India Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maratha Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Nizam of Hyderabad NERFINISHED ⓘ Tipu Sultan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Fourth Anglo-Mysore War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Third Anglo-Mysore War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
capture of Seringapatam
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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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