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.
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY – HISTORIA – VELORE MUTINY
VELLORE MUTINY