The Defeat of Tipu Sultan In Anglo-Mysore War, 1792 Newspaper
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A rare 1792 newspaper reports on the defeat of Tipu Sultan at Seringapatam. The antique newspaper is the Salem Gazette of August 21, 1792. This newspaper published a short news report on the defeat of Tipu Sultan at Seringapatam. Tipu Sultan was defeated during the Anglo-Mysore War in February 1792. Just five months after the battle this news was published which was quite fast for the period.
Read the article shown in the second image above, which is on the defeat of Tipu Sultan at Seringapatam. Lord Cornwallis arrived off Seringapatam with his troops on 4th February. He attacked Tippoo’s (Tipu) camp on the 6th, drove him out of his forts, took possession of 70 pieces of cannon, and razed all his works. On the 17th a cessation of hostilities took place, and peace was concluded in March.
The British formulated the following conditions concerning a ceasefire: Tippoo (Tipu) to give up one-half of his country, and to pay 3 crores, 70 lakhs of rupees, equal to 3 million sterling. His two sons were given as hostages for the performance of the treaty. The ceded country and the money were to be equally divided among the three allied powers. That included the Maratha Empire and the Nizam of Hyderabad. Both of whom were the allied powers of the British during this war.
Read more Anglo-Mysore Wars (1767-1799).
Did you know – this battle was fought at the end of the Third Anglo-Mysore War which began in 1790 and ended in 1792.
From the collection – Raja Ravi Varma’s “Birth of Shakuntala” Oleograph 1894., Government House British Era Madras, Old Photo 1888., Commercial Street In Bangalore – Old Postcard 1900., Old Book 1898-The Romance Of Glass-Making.
