Conflict: | Siege of Goorumconda |
Partof: | the Third Anglo-Mysore War |
Date: | 20 November 1791 |
Place: | Bangalore, Sultanate of Mysore |
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Combatant1: | Sultanate of Mysore |
Combatant2: | Hyderabad British East India Company |
Commander1: | Tipu Sultan son Unknown commander |
Commander2: | Mahabat Jung Captain Read |
The siege of Goorumconda (15 September – 25 December 1791) was a series of conflicts fought at Goorumconda, a hill fort northeast of Bangalore, during the Third Anglo-Mysore War. An army of the Nizam of Hyderabad, assisted by British East India Company forces, captured the outer works of the town on 20 November, after a one-month siege. Following this, the British troops, which had stormed the works, turned the town over to a detachment of the Nizam's troops. These were surprised and slaughtered by a detachment of Mysorean troops led by Tipu Sultan's son on 20 November 1791, who resupplied the fort. The works were again captured by the British on 25 December 1791.