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India in 1791

Historical records for India in 1791, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

March

21 March 1791Capture of BangaloreCharles Cornwallis Cornwallis, 1st Marquess

Bangalore · Warfare / Third Anglo-Mysore War

Captures Bangalore during the Third Anglo-Mysore War.

21 March 1791Loss of BangaloreTipu Sultan

Bangalore · Warfare / Third Anglo-Mysore War

Loses Bangalore to Cornwallis during the Third Anglo-Mysore War.

May

15 May 1791Battle of ArakereTipu Sultan

Arakere · Warfare / Third Anglo-Mysore War

Tipu Sultan fights Cornwallis's army near Arakere while attempting to prevent the allied advance toward Srirangapatna.

Names involved

Charles Cornwallis Cornwallis, 1st MarquessTipu Sultan

Places involved

ArakereBangalore

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.