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Siege of Savendroog
Part of Third Anglo-Mysore War
DateDecember 1791
Location
Status

  Mysore Victory

Tipu Sultan successfully defended the fortress of Savendroog

British Retreat
Belligerents
  Mysore   East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Tipu Sultan General Charles Cornwallis
Units involved
Mysore Cavalry British Forces
The British eventually retreated after Tipu Sultan successfully defended the fort by leading a cavalry charge against the 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, was held by the forces of Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore. The British eventually retreated after Tipu Sultan successfully defended the fort by leading a cavalry charge against the British forces. [1]

References

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