Sujet

'Last Effort and Fall of Tippoo Sultan', 1799, (mid-19th century). Creator: Walker.

Légende

'Last Effort and Fall of Tippoo Sultan', 1799, (mid-19th century). The death of Tippoo Sahib (1753-1799), Sultan of Mysore at his stronghold, Seringapatam. After besieging the city, British forces stormed the city on 4 May 1799. This victory brought to an end the short fourth Anglo-Mysore War (March-May 1799) enabled them then to gain control of Southern India, leading eventually to British rule throughout India.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1850

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C10_500

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,5Mo (4,2Mo) / 43,0cm x 29,4cm / 5078 x 3478 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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