XJF129884 The Storming of Seringapatam, 4th May 1799 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Siege of Seringapatam (5 April ??4 May 1799) was the final confrontation of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore. The British, with the allied Nizam of Hyderabad, achieved a decisive victory after breaching the walls of the fortress at Seringapatam and storming the citadel. Tipu Sultan, Mysore\'s ruler, was killed in the action.); English, out of copyright.