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Siege of Nundydroog

Siege of Nundydroog
BelligerentsKingdom of MysoreEast India CompanyCommanders and leadersTipu SultanCharles CornwallisCasualties and losses 130 killed or wounded

The Siege of Nundydroog was conducted by British Indian 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.