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Siege of Savendroog

Siege of Savendroog was a siege conducted on 1 December 1791 at Savandurga, in what is now India; it lasted 21 days. The recorded result: British victory.

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Fought1 December 1791lasted 21 days
WhereSavandurga, India12.920N, 77.293E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsSultanate of MysoreagainstEast India Company

Record

Date1 December 1791
to 22 December 1791
PlaceSavandurga, India
12.920N, 77.293E
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Commanders
  • General Charles Cornwallis
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Elsewhere in 1791

Siege of Savendroog 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 Q7510385, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Savendroog, revision 1370745098, 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.