Atlas of Battles

commander, 14 engagements

Battles of Tipu Sultan

Battles of Tipu Sultan

Ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1782 to 1799, 1751 to 1799

Tipu Sultan is recorded as a commander at 14 placed engagements in the atlas between 1780 and 1799: 4 battles and 10 sieges, all in present-day India. Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,087 km apart end to end, 237 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Third Anglo-Mysore War (2), Second Anglo-Mysore War (1).

Siege of BednoreSiege of BadamiSiege of AdoniBattle of SavanurBattle of SittimungulumSiege of CoimbatoreSiege of NundydroogSiege of SavendroogSiege of SeringapatamBattle of PollilurSiege of MangaloreSiege of Bahadur BendaSiege of SeringapatamBattle of MallavellyBattle of PollilurSiege of MangaloreSiege of Bahadur BendaSiege of SeringapatamBattle of MallavellyHyderabadPuneCoimbatoreVishakhapatnamKozhikodeAmaravatiSholapurTiruchirappalliHubballiSalem500 km14.754N, 77.202E
14 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1780: 1 engagements1783: 2 engagements1786: 3 engagements3 in 17861787: 1 engagements1790: 1 engagements1791: 3 engagements3 in 17911792: 1 engagements1799: 2 engagements17801799
14 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Pollilur, 1780Siege of Bednore, 1783Siege of Mangalore, 1783Siege of Badami, 1786Siege of Adoni, 1786Battle of Savanur, 1786Siege of Bahadur Benda, 1787Battle of Sittimungulum, 1790Siege of Coimbatore, 1791Siege of Nundydroog, 1791Siege of Savendroog, 1791Siege of Seringapatam, 1792Siege of Seringapatam, 1799Battle of Mallavelly, 179917801799
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1780Battle of PollilurPullalur, IndiaMysorean victory
9 April 1783Siege of BednoreIndia514 km WFranco-Mysorean victory
20 May 1783Siege of MangaloreMangaluru, India107 km SMysore victory
1 May 1786Siege of BadamiBadami, India350 km NSee Aftermath
June 1786Siege of AdoniAdoni, India174 km EMysore victory
October 1786Battle of SavanurSavanur, India222 km WMysore victory
January 1787Siege of Bahadur BendaBahadur Fort, India399 km NMysore victory
13 September 1790Battle of SittimungulumSathyamangalam, India824 km SMysorean victory
May 1791Siege of CoimbatoreCoimbatore, India65 km SW
1 October 1791Siege of NundydroogNandi Hills, India277 km NBritish victory
1 December 1791Siege of SavendroogSavandurga, India68 km SWBritish victory
5 February 1792Siege of SeringapatamSrirangapatna, India85 km SWAllied victory
1799Siege of SeringapatamSrirangapatna, India1 km NWBritish victory; Fall of the Mysore Kingdom
27 March 1799Battle of MallavellyIndia1 km NWBritish victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Anonymous artist from Mysore, India., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.