Lord Cornwallis Receives Tipu Sultan's Sons as Hostages

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Illustration

Harrison W. Mark
by Robert Home
published on 12 July 2024
Lord Cornwallis Receives Tipu Sultan's Sons as Hostages Download Full Size Image

Lord Charles Cornwallis receives two of Tipu Sultan's sons as hostages in the aftermath of the Third Anglo-Mysore War (1790-1792), oil on canvas painting by Robert Home, circa 1793.

National Army Museum, London.

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Home, R. (2024, July 12). Lord Cornwallis Receives Tipu Sultan's Sons as Hostages. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19207/lord-cornwallis-receives-tipu-sultans-sons-as-host/

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Home, Robert. "Lord Cornwallis Receives Tipu Sultan's Sons as Hostages." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 12, 2024. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19207/lord-cornwallis-receives-tipu-sultans-sons-as-host/.

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Home, Robert. "Lord Cornwallis Receives Tipu Sultan's Sons as Hostages." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 12 Jul 2024. Web. 21 Dec 2024.

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