Siege of Savendroog - Revision history

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-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, 1st Marquess Cornwallis|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 [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore]]. The British eventually retreated after Tipu Sultan successfully defended the fort by leading a cavalry charge against the British forces.<ref>{{cite book|title=A history of the British army, Volume 3|first=John William|last=Fortescue|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1GlKAAAAYAAJ&dq=seringapatam+February&pg=PA586|publisher=Macmillan|year=1902}}</ref>
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	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, 1st Marquess Cornwallis\|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 [[Kingdom of Mysore\|Mysore]]. The British eventually retreated after Tipu Sultan successfully defended the fort by leading a cavalry charge against the British forces.<ref>{{cite book\|title=A history of the British army, Volume 3\|first=John William\|last=Fortescue\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1GlKAAAAYAAJ&dq=~~cornwallis%20medows%20mysore&lr=~~&pg=PA586~~#v=onepage&q=seringapatam%20February&f=false~~\|publisher=Macmillan\|year=1902}}</ref>		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, 1st Marquess Cornwallis\|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 [[Kingdom of Mysore\|Mysore]]. The British eventually retreated after Tipu Sultan successfully defended the fort by leading a cavalry charge against the British forces.<ref>{{cite book\|title=A history of the British army, Volume 3\|first=John William\|last=Fortescue\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1GlKAAAAYAAJ&dq=seringapatam+February&pg=PA586\|publisher=Macmillan\|year=1902}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	*{{cite book\|title=A history of the British army, Volume 3\|first=John William\|last=Fortescue\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1GlKAAAAYAAJ&dq=~~cornwallis%20medows%20mysore&lr=~~&pg=PA586~~#v=onepage&q=seringapatam%20February&f=false~~\|publisher=Macmillan\|year=1902}}		*{{cite book\|title=A history of the British army, Volume 3\|first=John William\|last=Fortescue\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1GlKAAAAYAAJ&dq=seringapatam+February&pg=PA586\|publisher=Macmillan\|year=1902}}
	*Marshman, John Clark (1863). [https://books.google.com/books?id=OHcIAAAAQAAJ&dq=%22lines%20of%20travancore%22%201789&lr=&pg=PA461#v=onepage&q=%22lines%20of%20travancore%22%201789&f=false ''The history of India'']		*Marshman, John Clark (1863). [https://books.google.com/books?id=OHcIAAAAQAAJ&dq=%22lines%20of%20travancore%22%201789&lr=&pg=PA461#v=onepage&q=%22lines%20of%20travancore%22%201789&f=false ''The history of India'']

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{{EngvarB|date=April 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Campaignbox Third Anglo-Mysore War}}
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, 1st Marquess Cornwallis|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 [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore]]. The British eventually retreated after Tipu Sultan successfully defended the fort by leading a cavalry charge against the British forces.<ref>{{cite book|title=A history of the British army, Volume 3|first=John William|last=Fortescue|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1GlKAAAAYAAJ&dq=cornwallis%20medows%20mysore&lr=&pg=PA586#v=onepage&q=seringapatam%20February&f=false|publisher=Macmillan|year=1902}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
*{{cite book|title=A history of the British army, Volume 3|first=John William|last=Fortescue|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1GlKAAAAYAAJ&dq=cornwallis%20medows%20mysore&lr=&pg=PA586#v=onepage&q=seringapatam%20February&f=false|publisher=Macmillan|year=1902}}
*Marshman, John Clark (1863). [https://books.google.com/books?id=OHcIAAAAQAAJ&dq=%22lines%20of%20travancore%22%201789&lr=&pg=PA461#v=onepage&q=%22lines%20of%20travancore%22%201789&f=false ''The history of India'']

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[[Category:Sieges involving the Maratha Empire|Savendroog 1791]]
[[Category:Sieges involving the British East India Company|Savendroog 1791]]
[[Category:Battles of the Third Anglo-Mysore War|Savendroog 1791]]
[[Category:Military history of India]]
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