modern India · British

Siege of Seringapatam

The storming of Seringapatam ended the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, killed Tipu Sultan, and brought much of Mysore under Company and allied control.

UPSC relevance

Very high relevance for the four Anglo-Mysore Wars, Tipu Sultan, subsidiary alliance politics, and Company expansion.

The visual decisiveness bar on the explorer is an editorial study aid, not a troop-strength or casualty estimate.