RARE COLLECTION

RARE COLLECTION

233 years ago, Tipu Sultan's bravery was published in an English newspaper
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Bengaluru

An article about "Tipu Sultan" was published in the prestigious English daily newspaper "The Mail or Copy Daily Advertiser" of England, through which researcher Dr. Ramachari has collected a copy.

On February 11, 1792, the newspaper published several letters written by the then British officer Lord Corn Wallis to the Governor General regarding the "3rd Anglo-Mysore War and Tipu Sultan". These contain interesting details about Tipu's prowess. Ramachari has collected the original copy of the newspaper published 233 years ago.

The report published in the newspaper contains extensive information about the Anglo-Mysore War. In one letter, Lord Corn Wallis mentioned Tipu Sultan coming from the Arctic to the Carnatic region with 30 thousand soldiers, his camp near Bangalore and Srirangapatna with his soldiers, and the possible consequences of fighting against Tipu in the future.

In many letters, Lord Corn Wallis said that Mysore was following a very powerful war strategy. Fire arrows, today's rockets He mentioned the details in his letter to the Governor General. It is special that this has been published in detail in the newspaper.

The original copy of the newspaper is in the possession of a collector. Further study is needed on this. Since it is a rare document, many historians are of the opinion that the concerned department should preserve it.

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