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Battle of Seringapatam, 1791
BATTLE of / the 15th of May, 1791 / fought by the British Army / Commanded by / The RIGHT HON,,ble EARL CORNWALLIS, K.G. / Gov,,r Gen,,l and Commander in Chief &c &c / And the Army of / TIPPOO SULTAN BAHAUDER / With...
c.1791Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:64,500 | RCIN 735003
The Battle of Seringapatam, also known as the Battle of Arakere, was fought on 15 May 1791. It was a British victory over the forces of Tipu Sultan. The map shows the routes of the British army on 14 May; their forming into two lines as they crossed the River Nulla while being cannonaded by the enemy; the attack of Lieutenant-Colonel Maxwell; the march of the army under general William Medow; the charge of the cavalry under Colonel Floyd; and the retreat of the Mysorean army. British troops are coloured in red, Nizam's in yellow, and Tippoo's in green.
Additional text: [bottom left, below title, a descriptive key, 1-10, to the actions on 14 and 15 May and A, B, to the original position of the enemy and the dams made across the river:] REFERENCES.
Condition: one fold line; creased; surface dirt along right edge. Verso: surface dirt along left and right edges; brown discolouration along right edge.
Colin Mackenzie (active 1783-d. 1821) (cartographer) [bottom left, below border:] C Mackenzie Lieut Eng.rs Fecit.
James Lilliman Caldwell (d. 1863) (draughtsman) [bottom right, below border:] J L Caldwell Eng.rs Del..t
Watermark: JWHATMAN
Mark, stamped: 1068
Condition: one fold line; creased; surface dirt along right edge. Verso: surface dirt along left and right edges; brown discolouration along right edge
Scale: 1:64,500. Scale bar: Scale of British Miles [100 mm =] 4.
33.4 x 49.3 cm (image and neatline)
35.8 x 51.6 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
BATTLE of / the 15th of May, 1791 / fought by the British Army / Commanded by / The RIGHT HON,,ble EARL CORNWALLIS, K.G. / Gov,,r Gen,,l and Commander in Chief &c &c / And the Army of / TIPPOO SULTAN BAHAUDER / With a Sketch of the / FORT AND ISLAND of / SERINGAPATAM / And the Positions of the Army / before and after the Action. [bottom left, in circular cartouche]
Additional text:
[bottom left, below title, a descriptive key, 1-10, to the actions on 14 and 15 May and A, B, to the original position of the enemy and the dams made across the river:] REFERENCES.
Annotations:
George III heading: Battle of Seringapatam 15 May 1791.
Other annotations: none.
George III catalogue entry:
Seringapatam A drawn Plan of the Battle of Seringapatam fought by the British Army commanded by Earl Cornwallis, and the Army of Tippoo Sultan Bahauder, on the 15.th of May 1791, with a Sketch of the Fort and Island of Seringapatam, and the positions of the Army before and after the Action: by Lieut. C. Mackenzie and I.L. Caldwell Eng.rs.
Subject(s)
Seringapatam, Karnātaka, India (12°25'10"N 76°41'04"E)
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