Siege of Bahadur Benda

Siege of Bahadur Benda
Date January 1787 Location Bahadur Benda15°18′52″N 76°9′41″E Result Mysore victory Territorial changes Bahadur Benda captured by Mysore
Belligerents
Maratha Empire	Kingdom of Mysore
Commanders and leaders
Hari Pant	Tipu Sultan

The siege of Bahadur Benda occurred when the forces of Mysore led by Tipu Sultan besieged Bahadur fort in 1787. ^[1] Tipu Sultan defeated the Maratha Army led by Hari Pant and captured the fort located in present-day Koppal district of Karnataka. It was the last military engagement between the Maratha Empire and Tipu Sultan. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Background

Bahadur Benda was a fort under the Maratha Empire. Tipu Sultan, the King of Mysore, besieged and captured the fort in 1787. The Maratha forces were led by Hari Pant, a general of the Maratha Empire. ^{[6] [7]}

Aftermath

This was the last military engagement between the Maratha Empire and Tipu Sultan. ^{[5] [6]}

References

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2. Ali, B. Sheikh (2012). Tipu Sultan: A Crusader for Change. Karnataka Gazetteer Department. p. 70.
3. Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency ... Bombay: Printed at the Government Central Press. 1904. p. 661.
4. Nandakumar, Sanish (2020-02-07). Rise and Fall of The Maratha Empire 1750-1818. Chennai: Notion Press. ISBN   978-1-64783-961-1.
5. Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra (1977). The History and Culture of the Indian People: The Maratha supremacy. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 431.
6. Sen, Sailendra Nath (1994). Anglo-Maratha Relations, 1785-96 (Reprint ed.). Bombay: Popular Prakashan. p. 58. ISBN   978-81-7154-789-0.
7. Hasan, Mohibbul (2005). History of Tipu Sultan (Reprint ed.). Delhi: Aakar Books. p. 106. ISBN   978-81-87879-57-2.