Siege of Nundydroog

Siege of Nundydroog
Part of the Third Anglo-Mysore War
DateOctober 1791
Location
Nundydroog
Result British victory
Belligerents
 Mysore  East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Tipu Sultan Unknown

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, was held by the forces of Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore. The British eventually stormed the fortress on 19 October.[1]

References

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

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