The Storming of Seringapatam, 1802. Creators: Unknown, Giovanni Vendramini.

The Storming of Seringapatam, 1802.  Creators: Unknown, Giovanni Vendramini.

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The Storming of Seringapatam, 1802. The siege of Seringapatam (5 April - 4 May 1799) was the final confrontation of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India. The British, with the allied Nizam Ali Khan, 2nd Nizam of Hyderabad and Marathas, achieved a decisive victory after breaching the walls of the fortress at Seringapatam and storming the citadel.


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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
  2. Giovanni Vendramini, attributed to: Italian: Artist, printmaker
People Related
  1. Tippu Sultan: Indian: Muslim ruler of Mysore
  2. Duke of Wellington: British; Irish: General, statesman, soldier, army officer·prime minister, governor, colonial administrator
  3. Sir David Baird: British: Soldier, British Army officer

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World Asia India Karnātaka Seringapatam

  1. 12 25 10 N , 076 41 04 E

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4960x3472
File Size : 50,453kb


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  1. Shelfmark: P779
  1. 1280001760
  1. 3-061-317
  1. 3061317

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