BANGALORE

The Battles of the World or, Cyclopedia of Battles, Sieges, and Important Military Events · 1866 · p. 2

SIEGE OF.—This siege was commenced by the British, under Lord Cornwall is, March 6th, and the town was taken March 21st, 1791. Bangalore was restored to Tippoo, in 1792, when he destroyed the strong fort, deemed the “Bulwark of Mysore.”