Chapter 500 Lightning Coal Company

Before dawn, Sultan Tipu, covered in blood and mud, returned to Seringapatam with eight or nine hundred soldiers.

Indeed, several hundred people got lost on their way back. In the 18th century, without navigation and night vision equipment, this was already a remarkably low rate of loss. It showcased the fierce combat capability of the Tiger of Mysore.

However, his mad adventure was well worth it, as he had destroyed most of the British's heavy cannon, allowing the Mysorean army to hunker behind their defenses and delay the British with artillery fire.

Before the British arrived at Seringapatam, Mysore had already bought a large amount of gunpowder and shells through the Morocco-Ottoman transport line, enough to last their cannon until winter.

According to Marquis de Lafayette, the British would definitely retreat at the end of the rainy season.

Sultan Tipu firmly believed in his prophecy, which is why he fought desperately to keep the British below the walls of Seringapatam.