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Siege of Bednore

Siege of Bednore was a siege conducted on 9 April 1783 in what is now India; it lasted 19 days. It was part of the Anglo-Mysore wars, which ran from 1767 to 1799. The recorded result: Franco-Mysorean victory. Recorded strength: 600 Europeans and 1,000 Indian sepoys against 2,000 French and 100,000 Mysore troops.

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Fought9 April 1783lasted 19 days
WhereIndia13.820N, 75.034E
OutcomeFranco-Mysorean victory
BelligerentsKingdom of Great Britain; British East India CompanyagainstSultanate of Mysore; Kingdom of France
Casualties and losses500andUnknown
Part ofAnglo-Mysore wars1767 to 1799

Record

Date9 April 1783
to 28 April 1783
PlaceIndia
13.820N, 75.034E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength600 Europeans and 1,000 Indian sepoys2,000 French and 100,000 Mysore troops
Casualties and losses500Unknown
Commanders
  • Richard Matthews (soldier)
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Siege of Bednore is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q105063719, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Bednore, revision 1381427205, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.