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The Siege of Mangalore- May 1783-January 1784
Mangalore Fort surrendered to British forces commanded by Brigadier-General Richard Mathews on March 9, 1783. Its qilledar , Rustum Beg,...
Alan Machado
Dec 31, 20241 min read
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Timeline[1]
March 9, 1783: Mangalore fort surrenders to Brig. General Mathews.  May 5: A detachment under Hussain Ali Khan sent from Bednur to...
Alan Machado
Dec 30, 20246 min read
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Campbell’s Summary of Events Leading to the Armistice; letter to Bombay dated October 4, 1783[1]
In his letter of May 18, Campbell had informed the Council that Tipu’s army had camped on a hill about three miles distant from the fort,...
Alan Machado
Dec 29, 20243 min read
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The Armistice
In consequence of the 16th article of the Treaty of Peace of January 20, 1783 between England and France, Tipu as an ally of France...
Alan Machado
Dec 28, 20242 min read
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A Meeting between Tipu and Macleod: Minute from Macleod and Campbell to Bombay[1]
Brigadier-General Macleod had been accommodated in two houses in Mangalore. On August 20 and 21, he and Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell met...
Alan Machado
Dec 27, 20244 min read
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The Treaty of Mangalore between Tipu Sultan and the East India Company, March 11, 1784
Bombay Castle, 6th April 1784. TREATY OF PEACE WITH THE NABOB TIPPOO SULTAN BAHADUR. Treaty of perpetual peace and friendship between the...
Alan Machado
Dec 26, 20246 min read
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Correspondence leading to the Treaty of Peace
November 24, 1783: Warren Hastings, Governor General, to Governor, Bombay He assured Bombay that there was no intention of superseding...
Alan Machado
Dec 25, 20246 min read
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The Treaty of Peace: Negotiations and Analysis
The peace commissioners, Sadlier, Staunton, and Huddleston, reached Mangalore on February 4 with a large contingent of soldiers and...
Alan Machado
Dec 24, 20242 min read
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Further correspondence between Macleod, Bombay, and Tipu[1]
Macleod did not go to Srirangapatna. By October the situation had changed and reached alarming proportions. October 22, 1783: Macleod to...
Alan Machado
Dec 23, 20243 min read
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