Siege of Seringapatam (1792)

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event in the Third Anglo-Mysore War military engagement siege

The Siege of Seringapatam (1792) was a decisive British-led assault on Tipu Sultan’s capital that forced Mysore into a humiliating peace and marked a turning point in the Third Anglo-Mysore War.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Siege of Seringapatam (1792) canonical	4
Third Anglo-Mysore War siege of Seringapatam	1
fall of Seringapatam	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in the Third Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ military engagement ⓘ siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Siege of Seringapatam (1792) ⓘ surface form: Third Anglo-Mysore War siege of Seringapatam
belligerent	British East India Company ⓘ Kingdom of Hyderabad ⓘ surface form: Nizam of Hyderabad
commander	Charles Cornwallis ⓘ surface form: Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis Tipu Sultan ⓘ
conflict	Third Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
countryInvolved	Hyderabad State ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ Maratha Empire ⓘ
endTime	March 1792 ⓘ
followedBy	Treaty of Seringapatam ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Seringapatam (1792) renewed hostilities leading to the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
hasAftermath	increased British East India Company control in southern India ⓘ reduction of Mysore’s territory shared among allies ⓘ
locatedIn	Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ present-day Karnataka, India ⓘ
location	Seringapatam ⓘ Srirangapatna ⓘ
militaryTactic	artillery bombardment ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ
opponent	Tipu Sultan ⓘ
outcome	hostages taken from Tipu Sultan’s family ⓘ large war indemnity imposed on Mysore ⓘ territorial losses for Mysore ⓘ
partOf	British expansion in India ⓘ Third Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
precededBy	campaigns of the Third Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
relatedTo	Charles Cornwallis ⓘ surface form: Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis Siege of Seringapatam (1799) ⓘ Tipu Sultan ⓘ
result	Allied victory ⓘ Third Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ surface form: Defeat of the Kingdom of Mysore Treaty of Seringapatam ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Seringapatam (1792)
significance	expanded British influence in southern India ⓘ turning point in the Third Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ weakened the power of Tipu Sultan ⓘ
startTime	February 1792 ⓘ
target	capital of the Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ fortress city of Seringapatam ⓘ
year	1792 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Third Anglo-Mysore War → significantBattle → Siege of Seringapatam (1792) ⓘ

Fourth Anglo-Mysore War → result → Siege of Seringapatam (1792) ⓘ

this entity surface form: fall of Seringapatam

Anglo-Mysore Wars → significantEvent → Siege of Seringapatam (1792) ⓘ

Mysorean forces → notableBattle → Siege of Seringapatam (1792) ⓘ

Siege of Seringapatam (1792) → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Seringapatam (1792) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Third Anglo-Mysore War siege of Seringapatam

Seringapatam → siteOfBattle → Siege of Seringapatam (1792) ⓘ