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1791 in India

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Historical records for India in 1791

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March

21 March 1791

Capture of Bangalore

Cornwallis, Charles · Bangalore · Commander in chief in India · Warfare / Third Anglo-Mysore War

Captures Bangalore during the Third Anglo-Mysore War.

21 March 1791

Loss of Bangalore

Sultan, Tipu · Bangalore · Sultan of Mysore · Warfare / Third Anglo-Mysore War

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

May

15 May 1791

Battle of Arakere

Sultan, Tipu · Arakere · Sultan of Mysore · Warfare / Third Anglo-Mysore War

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

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