General George Harris, 1st Baron Harris, was a British Army officer.
Engraving by Thomas Anthony Dean
Belmont House, Throwley, Kent. The home of General Harris.
Lord Harris Residence, later residence of Purnaiah, Seringapatam
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
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The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War was a conflict in South India during which the Mysore State fought against the East India Company, Maratha Empire and the Hyderabad State in 1798–99.
George Harris, 1st Baron Harris
…In December 1798 he was appointed by Lord Mornington, the governor-general, to command the field army which was intended to attack Tipu Sultan, and in a few months of campaigning Harris reduced the Kingdom of Mysore and stormed the great stronghold of Seringapatam, where the Tipu died in its defence. He received prize money of…
The Storming of Seringapatam by Giovanni Vendramini, 1802
The Last Effort of Tippoo Saib at Seringapatam by B. Clayton, 1840
The Last Effort and Fall of Tippoo Sultaun by Henry Singleton, c. 1800
Finding of the Body of Tippoo Sultaun by Samuel William Reynolds, 1800