Siege of Koppal
Part of the Third Anglo-Mysore War
Date28 October 1790 – 7 April 1791
Location15°21′N 76°09′E / 15.35°N 76.15°E / 15.35; 76.15
Result British-Hyderabad victory
Belligerents
Sultanate of Mysore Hyderabad
British East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Tipu Sultan Mahabat Jung
Hugh Montgomery

The siege of Koppal (28 October 1790 – 7 April 1791) was conducted during the Third Anglo-Mysore War by forces of the Nizam of Hyderabad under the command of Mahabat Jung, assisted by a contingent of British East India Company forces. The siege was poorly conducted, and the garrison surrendered principally because Bangalore had fallen in February 1791. The Siege of Koppal (28 October 1790 – 7 April 1791) was conducted during the Third Anglo-Mysore War by forces of the Nizam of Hyderabad under the command of Mahabat Jung, assisted by a contingent of British East India Company forces. The siege was poorly conducted, and the garrison surrendered principally because Bangalore had fallen in February 1791.

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