Event British Invasion (Fourth Anglo-Mysore War)

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Was a British military operation in the Kingdom of Mysore during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War.

Chronology

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  • May 1799: In the Battle of Seringapatam, the British broke through the defending walls. Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan, rushing to the breach, was shot and killed.
  • November 1798: Three armies of the British East India Company marched into Mysore in 1799 and besieged the capital, Srirangapatnam, after some engagements with Tipu.
  • November 1798: Three armies of the British East India Company marched into Mysore in 1799 and besieged the capital, Srirangapatnam, after some engagements with Tipu.