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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Reports from Calcutta via Danish ship Courier indicate a decisive British victory over Tippoo Sultan's armies in mid-May, resulting in Tippoo's death, surrender of his country, restoration of peace in India, and British territorial gains.
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From the EAST-INDIES.
The Aurora, Capt. Sprigg, bound from Gibralter to Baltimore, spoke in lat. 39, with the Danish East India Company ship, the Courier, from Calcutta, which place she left the middle of May, when official accounts had arrived that a decisive action had taken place between the armies of Tippoo Sultan and the British, in which the latter had entirely defeated Tippoo, who lost his life in the action-his country was surrendered to the British, and peace is again restored to India, with a great extent of territory and revenue added to the British possessions.
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India
Event Date
Middle Of May
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british entirely defeated tippoo, who lost his life; his country surrendered to the british; peace restored to india with added territory and revenue to british possessions.
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Official accounts arrived in Calcutta by mid-May reporting a decisive action between Tippoo Sultan's armies and the British, where the British achieved total victory, Tippoo was killed, his country surrendered, and peace was restored to India with significant British gains in territory and revenue.