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> What is this treachery you are talking about ? In the second battle of Seringapatnam, the British suborned Mir Sadiq, Tipu's chief vizier. He deliberately wi
by fmajid 5y ago
> What is this treachery you are talking about ?
In the second battle of Seringapatnam, the British suborned Mir Sadiq, Tipu's chief vizier. He deliberately withdrew his troops from the section of the curtain wall the British breached.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Seringapatam_(1799)#The_breach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Seringapatam_(1799)#T...
Mysoreans still remember to this day the Nizam of Hyderabad's craven assistance to the British, and you could argue that was another form of treachery.