Narrative sketches of the conquest of the Mysore, effected by the British troops and their allies, May 4, 1799. Exhibiting a concise view of the origin of the war, march of the armies, action at Seedaseer, Battle of Malavelly, Siege of Seringapatam, storm, and capture, fall of the Tippoo Sultaun Royal Treasury; and the final arrangements of the conquest with notes, descriptive and explanatory, collected from authentic materials.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Porter, Robert Ker, Sir, 1777-1842.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Śrīraṅgapaṭṭaṇa (India)--History--Siege, 1799.

Śrīraṅgapaṭṭaṇa (India).

India--History--Mysore Wars, 1766-1799.

India.

History.

India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947.

Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1799.

Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli.

Mysore (India)--History.

Mysore (India).

Physical Description:

135 pages : frontispiece ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by W. Justins, and sold by West and Hughes, 1800.

Contents:

Origin of the war

March of the armies and the action at Seedasaer

Siege of Seringapatam

Storming and capture

Death of Tippoo

Captured treasures

Final arrangements of the conquest

Madras and Bombay armies

Dates of the operations

List of killed and wounded.

Notes:

The sketches were written from material collected to assist the design and execution of Robert Ker Porter's panorama, The Storming of the Seringapatam.

Related Work:

Porter, Robert Ker, Sir, 1777-1842. Storming of the Seringapatam.

OCLC:

249389176