Siege of Nundydroog

Third Anglo-Mysore War

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The Siege of Nundydroog was conducted by British East India Company forces under the command of General Charles Cornwallis in October 1791, during the Third Anglo-Mysore War. The fortress of Nundydroog, held by forces of Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore, was successfully stormed on 19 October 1791.

References

Fortescue, John William (1902). A history of the British army, Volume 3. Macmillan.
Marshman, John Clark (1863). The history of India

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