Siege of Coimbatore

Siege of Coimbatore
Part of Third Anglo-Mysore War
Date May 1791 Location Coimbatore Status Kingdom of Mysore Victory Entire British was Garrison taken as prisoners
Belligerents
Mysore	East India Company  Travancore
Commanders and leaders
Tipu Sultan	John Chalmers (POW)
Strength
~Unknown~	~Unknown~
Casualties and losses
	Garrison taken as prisoners 100 British Soldiers were executed

The siege of Coimbatore was a siege conducted by forces of the Kingdom of Mysore against a garrison of British East India Company and Travancore troops holding the fortress at Coimbatore in southern India during the Third Anglo-Mysore War.^[1] The siege began in May 1791, and several men trying to storm the fort were repulsed on 11 June, after which the garrison of Lieutenant John Chalmers was reinforced, and a larger Mysorean force was brought against it. The garrison eventually surrendered on 2 November. Tipu Sultan broke the terms of the surrender, and held the garrison's commanding officers prisoner. John Chalmers was also held prisoner by Tipu Sultan and his forces. It is believed that around 100 British soldiers were executed in captivity by the Mysorean forces.^[2]