The siege of Bahadur Benda occurred when the forces of

Mysore Mysore ( ), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Mysore district and Mysore division. As the traditional seat of the Wadiyar dynasty, the city functioned as the capital of the ...

led by

Tipu Sultan Tipu Sultan (, , ''Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu''; 1 December 1751 – 4 May 1799) commonly referred to as Sher-e-Mysore or "Tiger of Mysore", was a ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore based in South India. He was a pioneer of rocket artillery ...

besieged Bahadur fort in 1787. Tipu Sultan defeated the Maratha Army led by Hari Pant and captured the fort located in present-day

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. It was the last military engagement between the

Maratha Empire The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern India, early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent. It comprised the realms of the Peshwa and four major independent List of Maratha dynasties and states, Ma ...

and Tipu Sultan.

Background

Bahadur Benda was a fort under the Maratha Empire. Tipu Sultan, the King of

, besieged and captured the fort in 1787. The Maratha forces were led by Hari Pant, a general of the Maratha Empire.

Aftermath

This was the last military engagement between the Maratha Empire and Tipu Sultan.

References

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