Siege of Savendroog

Siege of Savendroog
Part of the Third Anglo-Mysore War
Date 2 December – 22 December 1791 (2 weeks, 6 days) Location Savendroog Result British victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Mysore	East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Tipu Sultan	General Charles Cornwallis
Units involved
Mysorean 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 20 days of siege. ^[1]

References

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