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Storming of Seringapatam, 4 May 1799

Storming of Seringapatam 4 May 1799, c. 1800
After Captain Alexander Allan
Hand-coloured lithograph
Published in Richard Cannon, Historical record of the 73rd Regiment, Parker, Furnivall & Parker, 1851
ML 355.0942/C

In 1799 Macquarie, then a major in the 77th Regiment, took part in the siege of Seringapatam, the capital of Mysore, under its ruler Tipoo Sultan. After a prolonged bombardment, the city was successfully stormed, ending decades of war.