To Major General David Baird and The Officers and Soldiers engaged in the Assault of Seringapatam on the 4th of May 1799. This Print representing the memorable event; is, with the highest admiration of their Gallantry, inscribed by A. Allan D.Q.M.G.

Color aquatint after Allan, published Feby. 1, 1802; panoramic view of British infantry advancing across river to storm city fortifications. Color aquatint after Allan, published Feby. 1, 1802; panoramic view of British infantry advancing across river to storm city fortifications. Allan served in the Madras Infantry from 1780 and took part in the third and fourth Mysore war, the latter as Deputy Quartermaster General. As he spoke Persian fluently, he was appointed to carry the flag of truce into the Palace of Seringapatam after its fall and negotiate with Tipu Sultan. Subsequently, Allan was with General Baird when Tipu's body was found. He resigned from the Army in 1804 and from 1814 was a Director of the East India Company. London, Parker Gallery, 1950.