On 10th July 1806, the sepoys who had gathered killed 14 British officers and 115 Englishmen of the 69th Regiment. The mutiny started during midnight and by dawn, the fort had been captured by them. They raised the flag of the Mysore Sultanate over the fort. They also declared Tipu Sultan’s son Fateh Hyder as the king.
NGM COLLEGE : EVENTS
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY – HISTORIA – VELORE MUTINY
Event date (Start)
July 10, 2018
Organized by
Department of History - Historia
Nature of Participants
teaching staffs and students
Co-ordinator(s)
Dr. R.Muthukumaran , Dr. K. Mangayarkarasi Mr. G Ramanathan, Dr.R Somasundaram, C. Suma
Event date (End)
10/07/2018 12:15 pm
No of Participants
59
Venue
Alkondan hall
Name of the Resource Person
NA
This was a programme organized by Department of History on behalf of celebrating the Vellore Mutiny day on 10.07.2018 at NGM College, Pollachi. This programme was conducted for the remembrance of the soldier who sacrifices their life for freedom