Siege of Darwar

The Siege of Darwar was a 29 week siege of the fort at Dharwad in 1790 and 1791, then near the frontier, between the Kingdom of Mysore and the Maratha Empire. The Marathas, assisted by forces of the British East India Company, began the siege on 18 September 1790 and resulted with the surrender of the Mysorean garrison on 3 April 1791.

Date18 September 1790 – 3 April 1791

Location

Darwar, Mysore, India

15°27′30″N 75°00′30″E

Result Anglo-Maratha victory

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Siege of Darwar
Part of the Third Anglo-Mysore War
Date 18 September 1790 – 3 April 1791 Location Darwar, Mysore, India 15°27′30″N 75°00′30″E Result Anglo-Maratha victory
Belligerents
Maratha Empire East India Company	Kingdom of Mysore
Commanders and leaders
Parushram Patwardhan John Little Charles Frederick John Sartorius	Badr ul-Zaman Sahib[1]

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