NCO253706 The coming-on of the Monsoons, published by Hannah Humphrey, 1791 (coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; (add.info.: The Retreat from Seringapatam; Lord Cornwallis (1738-1805) retreats from the city of Seringapatam during the Third Mysore War (1790-92) after failing to maintain supply lines against the Indian army of Tipu Sultan (1750-99); reference to Shakespeare\'s Falstaff, satirical commentary on Cornwallis;); English, out of copyright.