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{{Short description|Battle of the Third Anglo-Mysore War}}
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| date        = 18 September 1790 – 3 April 1791
| date        = 18 September 1790 – 3 April 1791
| place      = [[Darwar]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]]
| place      = [[Darwar]], [[Mysore]], [[India]]
| result      = British-Maratha victory
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| combatant1  = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg}}[[Maratha Empire]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg}} [[British East India Company]]
| result      = Anglo-Maratha victory
| combatant2  = {{flagicon image|Flag of Mysore.svg}} [[Kingdom of Mysore]]
| combatant1  = {{flagicon|Maratha Empire}} [[Maratha Empire]]<br>{{flagicon|East India Company}} [[East India Company]]
| commander1  = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg}}Parushram Bhau Patwardhan<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg}} John Little<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg}} Charles Frederick<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg}} John Sartorius
| combatant2  = {{flagicon image|Flag of Mysore Hyder Ali & TipuSultan.png|border=}} [[Kingdom of Mysore]]
| commander2  = {{flagicon image|Flag of Mysore.svg}}Badr ul-Zaman Khan Sahib<ref name=Naravane>{{Cite book |last=Naravane |first=M.S. |title=Battles of the Honorourable East India Company |publisher=A.P.H. Publishing Corporation |year=2014 |isbn=9788131300343 |pages=177}}</ref>
| commander1  = {{flagicon|Maratha Empire}} [[Parushram Bhau Patwardhan|Parushram Patwardhan]]<br>{{flagicon|East India Company}} [[John Little]]<br>{{flagicon|East India Company}} [[Charles Frederick (army officer)|Charles Frederick]]<br>{{flagicon|East India Company}} [[John Sartorius]]
| commander2  = {{flagicon image|Flag of Mysore Hyder Ali & TipuSultan.png|border=}} [[Badr ul-Zaman Khan Sahib|Badr ul-Zaman Sahib]]<ref name=Naravane>{{Cite book |last=Naravane |first=M.S. |title=Battles of the Honorourable East India Company |publisher=A.P.H. Publishing Corporation |year=2014 |isbn=9788131300343 |pages=177}}</ref>
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The '''Siege of Darwar''' was a twenty-nine-week [[siege]] of the fort at [[Darwar]] in 1790 and 1791, then near the frontier between the [[Kingdom of Mysore]] and the [[Maratha Empire]].  The Marathas, assisted by forces of the [[British East India Company]], began the siege on 18 September 1790; the Mysorean garrison surrendered on 3 April 1791.
The '''Siege of Darwar''' was a 29 week [[siege]] of the fort at [[Dharwad]] in 1790 and 1791, then near the frontier, between the [[Kingdom of Mysore]] and the [[Maratha Empire]].  The Marathas, assisted by forces of the [[British East India Company]], began the siege on 18 September 1790 and resulted with the surrender of the Mysorean garrison on 3 April 1791.


==References==
==References==
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*Moor, Edward (1794). [https://books.google.com/books?id=tEoOAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover ''A narrative of the operations of captain Little's detachment, and of the Mahratta army''] (a detailed British account of the siege)
*Moor, Edward (1794). [https://books.google.com/books?id=tEoOAAAAQAAJ ''A narrative of the operations of captain Little's detachment, and of the Mahratta army''] (a detailed British account of the siege)
*Mill, James. [https://books.google.com/books?id=hlQIAAAAQAAJ&dq=Darwar%20siege%201790&lr=&pg=PA275#v=onepage&q=Darwar%20siege%201790&f=false ''A history of British India'', Volume 5]
*Mill, James. [https://books.google.com/books?id=hlQIAAAAQAAJ&dq=Darwar+siege+1790&pg=PA275 ''A history of British India'', Volume 5]
*Duff, James Grant. [https://books.google.com/books?id=e_Pc4ZQMoy0C&dq=hurry%20punt&lr=&pg=PA199#v=onepage&q=hurry%20punt&f=false ''A history of the Mahrattas'', Volume 2]
*Duff, James Grant. [https://books.google.com/books?id=e_Pc4ZQMoy0C&dq=hurry+punt&pg=PA199 ''A history of the Mahrattas'', Volume 2]


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[[Category:Conflicts in 1790|Darwad]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1790|Darwad]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1791|Darwad]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1791|Darwad]]
[[Category:Sieges involving the Kingdom of Mysore|Darwad 1790]]
[[Category:Sieges involving the Kingdom of Mysore|Darwad 1790]]
[[Category:Sieges involving Great Britain|Darwad 1790]]
[[Category:Sieges involving the Kingdom of Great Britain|Darwad 1790]]
[[Category:Battles of the Third Anglo-Mysore War|Darwad 1790]]
[[Category:Battles of the Third Anglo-Mysore War|Darwad 1790]]
[[Category:Sieges involving the Maratha Empire|Darwad 1790]]
[[Category:Sieges involving the Maratha Empire|Darwad 1790]]
[[Category:1790 in India]]
[[Category:1791 in India]]

Latest revision as of 05:41, 11 January 2026


Siege of Darwar
Part of the Third Anglo-Mysore War
Date18 September 1790 – 3 April 1791
Location15°27′30″N 75°00′30″E / 15.45833°N 75.00833°E / 15.45833; 75.00833
Result Anglo-Maratha victory
Belligerents
Maratha Empire Maratha Empire
Template:Country data East India CompanyTemplate:Preview warning East India Company
Kingdom of Mysore
Commanders and leaders
Maratha Empire Parushram Patwardhan
Template:Country data East India CompanyTemplate:Preview warning John Little
Template:Country data East India CompanyTemplate:Preview warning Charles Frederick
Template:Country data East India CompanyTemplate:Preview warning John Sartorius
Badr ul-Zaman Sahib[1]
Template:Campaignbox Anglo-Mysore Wars

The Siege of Darwar was a 29 week siege of the fort at Dharwad in 1790 and 1791, then near the frontier, between the Kingdom of Mysore and the Maratha Empire. The Marathas, assisted by forces of the British East India Company, began the siege on 18 September 1790 and resulted with the surrender of the Mysorean garrison on 3 April 1791.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Naravane, M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honorourable East India Company. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 177. ISBN 9788131300343.