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239: 253: 223: 432: 426: 488: 347:. The siege began in May 1791, and several men trying to storm the fort were repulsed on 11 June, after which the garrison of Lieutenant John Chalmers was reinforced, and a larger Mysorean force was brought against it. The garrison eventually surrendered on 2 November. 351:
broke the terms of the surrender, and held the garrison's commanding officers prisoner. John Chalmers was also held prisoner by Tipu Sultan and his forces. It is believed that around 100 British soldiers were executed in captivity by the Mysorean forces.
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Third Anglo-Mysore War
Nedumkotta
Calicut
Cannanore
Darwar
Koppal
Sittimungulum
Bangalore
Arakere
Coimbatore
Goorumconda
Nundydroog
Tellicherry
Hooly Honore
Savendroog
Shimoga
Seringapatam
Third Anglo-Mysore War
Coimbatore
Kingdom of Mysore
Garrison
Mysore
East India Company
Travancore
Tipu Sultan
POW
Garrison

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