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India in 1799

Historical records for India in 1799, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

9Records
7Events
3Named people
5Places
3Categories

Historical records

March

6 March 1799Battle of SeedaseerTipu Sultan

Seedaseer · Warfare / Mysore Wars, 4th

Tipu Sultan attacks allied forces at Seedaseer during the opening stages of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War.

27 March 1799Battle of MalavellyTipu Sultan

Malavelly · Warfare / Mysore Wars, 4th

Tipu Sultan's army contests the British-led advance at Malavelly before withdrawing toward Srirangapatna.

May

4 May 1799Death of Fateh Ali TippuFateh Ali Tippu

Srirangapatna · Warfare / Military

Tipu Sultan is killed while defending Srirangapatna during the final assault on 4 May 1799.

4 May 1799Siege of SrirangapatnaFateh Ali Tippu

Srirangapatna · Warfare / Mysore Wars, 4th

Tipu Sultan dies fighting during the British-led storming of Srirangapatna.

July

July 1799Capture of LahoreRanjit Singh

Lahore · Government / Government of India

Ranjit Singh takes Lahore and establishes it as the centre of his growing Sikh state.

Other Events

1799Capture of LahoreRanjit Singh

Lahore · Warfare / Military

Captures Lahore.

1799Invasion of MysoreFateh Ali Tippu

Mysore · Warfare / Mysore Wars, 4th

The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War opens as British and allied armies advance into Tipu Sultan's kingdom.

1799Rule of LahoreRanjit Singh

Lahore · Warfare / Military

Captures Lahore.

1799Siege of SrirangapatnaFateh Ali Tippu

Srirangapatna · Warfare / Mysore Wars, 4th

British and allied forces besiege Srirangapatna during the final campaign against Tipu Sultan.

Names involved

Fateh Ali TippuRanjit SinghTipu Sultan

Places involved

LahoreMalavellyMysoreSeedaseerSrirangapatna

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.