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The '''Siege of Coimbatore''' was a siege conducted by forces of the [[Kingdom of Mysore]] against a garrison of [[British East India Company]] and [[Kingdom of Travancore|Travancore]] troops holding the fortress at [[Coimbatore]] in southern [[India]] during the [[Third Anglo-Mysore War]].<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> The siege began in May 1791, and one attempt to storm the fort was repulsed on 11 June, after which the garrison of Lieutenant John Chalmers was reinforced, and a larger Mysorean force was brought against it. The garrison eventually surrendered on 2 November. [[Tipu Sultan]] broke the terms of the surrender, and held the garrison's commanding officers prisoner. John Chalmers was also held prisoner by Tipu Sultan and his forces. It is believed that around 100 British soldiers were executed in captivity by the Mysorean 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= | The '''Siege of Coimbatore''' was a siege conducted by forces of the [[Kingdom of Mysore]] against a garrison of [[British East India Company]] and [[Kingdom of Travancore|Travancore]] troops holding the fortress at [[Coimbatore]] in southern [[India]] during the [[Third Anglo-Mysore War]].<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> The siege began in May 1791, and one attempt to storm the fort was repulsed on 11 June, after which the garrison of Lieutenant John Chalmers was reinforced, and a larger Mysorean force was brought against it. The garrison eventually surrendered on 2 November. [[Tipu Sultan]] broke the terms of the surrender, and held the garrison's commanding officers prisoner. John Chalmers was also held prisoner by Tipu Sultan and his forces. It is believed that around 100 British soldiers were executed in captivity by the Mysorean 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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