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title: Lord Cornwallis Receives Tipu Sultan's Sons as Hostages
author: Robert Home
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19207/lord-cornwallis-receives-tipu-sultans-sons-as-host/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-07-12
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# Lord Cornwallis Receives Tipu Sultan's Sons as Hostages
_Authored by Robert Home_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19207.jpg)
## Image Caption
Lord [Charles Cornwallis](https://www.worldhistory.org/Charles_Cornwallis/) receives two of Tipu Sultan's sons as hostages in the aftermath of the Third Anglo-Mysore [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1790-1792), oil on canvas painting by Robert Home, circa 1793.
National Army Museum, London.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Home, R. (2024, July 12). Lord Cornwallis Receives Tipu Sultan's Sons as Hostages. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Home, Robert. "Lord Cornwallis Receives Tipu Sultan's Sons as Hostages." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 12, 2024. .
### MLA
Home, Robert. "Lord Cornwallis Receives Tipu Sultan's Sons as Hostages." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Jul 2024, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1976-11-86-1) by **Robert Home**. Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 12 July 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.