Formerly they were considered so sacred that they passed in safety in the midst of contending armies; of late, however, this reverence for their character is much abated and they have been frequently plundered, particularly by tipu."
"The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II"
R. V. Russell
The next warning was given a few years later when tipu, the son of Haidar Ali, Sultan of Mysore, after ravaging the country round Madras, came so near to the city itself that parties of his horsemen were scampering about in the suburb of Chintadripet.
"The Story of Madras"
Glyn Barlow
In 1780 Haidar Ali with an immense army suddenly invaded the Carnatic, and annihilated a British force that was sent to oppose him; and tipu, his son and successor, continued the campaign.
"The Story of Madras"
Glyn Barlow