Siege of Savendroog

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Siege of Savendroog
Part of the Third Anglo-Mysore War
DateDecember 1791
Location
Result British victory
Belligerents
Flag of Kingdom of Mysore.svg  Mysore Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg  East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Tipu Sultan General Charles Cornwallis
Units involved
Mysore Cavalry British Forces

The siege of Savendroog (also commonly spelled Sevendroog or Severndroog, but now known as Savandurga) was conducted by British East India Company forces under the command of General Charles Cornwallis in December 1791, during the Third Anglo-Mysore War. The fortress of Savendroog, held by forces of Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore, and thought to be virtually impregnable, was successfully stormed on 22 December 1791 after less than three weeks of siege. [1]

References

  1. Fortescue, John William (1902). A history of the British army, Volume 3. Macmillan.