Siege of Mangalore (1783–1784)
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The Siege of Mangalore (1783–1784) was a protracted and decisive confrontation in which Mysore forces besieged a British-held coastal stronghold on India’s west coast, significantly influencing the outcome and peace terms of the Second Anglo-Mysore War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Mangalore (1783–1784) canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Siege of Mangalore (1783–1784) Context triple: [Second Anglo-Mysore War, notableEvent, Siege of Mangalore (1783–1784)]
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Siege of Arcot (1780)
The Siege of Arcot (1780) was a key military engagement during the Second Anglo-Mysore War in which Mysore forces besieged the British-held fortress town of Arcot in southern India.
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Siege of Arcot
The Siege of Arcot was a 1751 military engagement in southern India during the Second Carnatic War, where Robert Clive’s daring defense of the city against a much larger force helped establish British military prestige and influence in the region.
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Battle of Pondicherry (1759)
The Battle of Pondicherry (1759) was a naval engagement off the coast of French India during the Seven Years' War, where British and French fleets clashed without a decisive victor but with significant strategic implications for colonial control in the region.
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Mysorean invasion of the Carnatic
The Mysorean invasion of the Carnatic was a major 18th-century military campaign in South India in which the Kingdom of Mysore sought to assert dominance over the Carnatic region, helping trigger the First Anglo-Mysore War between Mysore and the British East India Company.
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Second Anglo-Mysore War
The Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780–1784) was a major conflict in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company, notable for Tipu Sultan’s rise and ending inconclusively with the Treaty of Mangalore.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siege of Mangalore (1783–1784) Target entity description: The Siege of Mangalore (1783–1784) was a protracted and decisive confrontation in which Mysore forces besieged a British-held coastal stronghold on India’s west coast, significantly influencing the outcome and peace terms of the Second Anglo-Mysore War.
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A.
Siege of Arcot (1780)
The Siege of Arcot (1780) was a key military engagement during the Second Anglo-Mysore War in which Mysore forces besieged the British-held fortress town of Arcot in southern India.
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B.
Siege of Arcot
The Siege of Arcot was a 1751 military engagement in southern India during the Second Carnatic War, where Robert Clive’s daring defense of the city against a much larger force helped establish British military prestige and influence in the region.
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C.
Battle of Pondicherry (1759)
The Battle of Pondicherry (1759) was a naval engagement off the coast of French India during the Seven Years' War, where British and French fleets clashed without a decisive victor but with significant strategic implications for colonial control in the region.
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D.
Mysorean invasion of the Carnatic
The Mysorean invasion of the Carnatic was a major 18th-century military campaign in South India in which the Kingdom of Mysore sought to assert dominance over the Carnatic region, helping trigger the First Anglo-Mysore War between Mysore and the British East India Company.
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E.
Second Anglo-Mysore War
The Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780–1784) was a major conflict in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company, notable for Tipu Sultan’s rise and ending inconclusively with the Treaty of Mangalore.
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Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hyder Ali
ⓘ
Tipu Sultan ⓘ |
| attacker |
Mysorean forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Mysore forces
|
| belligerent |
British East India Company
ⓘ
British forces ⓘ Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ Mysore forces ⓘ |
| cause | ongoing hostilities between Mysore and the British in the Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| combatant |
forces of the British East India Company
ⓘ
forces of the Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| controlledPlace | Mangalore fort ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
British India
ⓘ
Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ |
| defender | British garrison at Mangalore ⓘ |
| describedAs | protracted siege ⓘ |
| duration | several months ⓘ |
| endDate | 1784 ⓘ |
| followedBy | conclusion of the Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| impact | weakened British negotiating position in peace talks ⓘ |
| involves |
blockade of a coastal stronghold
ⓘ
negotiations for capitulation ⓘ prolonged resistance by British garrison ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west coast of India ⓘ |
| location |
India
ⓘ
Karnataka ⓘ Mangalore ⓘ |
| natureOfConflict | land siege of fortified coastal town ⓘ |
| objective | capture of British-held Mangalore ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier campaigns of the Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| region | Malabar Coast ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Treaty of Mangalore ⓘ |
| result |
British garrison capitulated
ⓘ
Mysore victory ⓘ influenced peace terms of the Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| significance |
affected negotiations leading to the Treaty of Mangalore
ⓘ
decisive confrontation in the Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| startDate | 1783 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of a key port on the Malabar Coast ⓘ |
| target | British-held coastal stronghold at Mangalore ⓘ |
| theatre | South Indian theatre of the Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | siege warfare ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Mangalore (1783–1784) Description of subject: The Siege of Mangalore (1783–1784) was a protracted and decisive confrontation in which Mysore forces besieged a British-held coastal stronghold on India’s west coast, significantly influencing the outcome and peace terms of the Second Anglo-Mysore War.
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