Illustration
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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APA Style
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/
Chicago Style
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/.
MLA Style
Home, Robert. "Lord Cornwallis Receives Tipu Sultan's Sons as Hostages." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 12 Jul 2024. Web. 30 Oct 2024.
