 The fort was taken in about an hour's time; in another hour or so, Tipu had been shot (the precise time of his death is not known) and the war was effectively over.After the fall of Srirangapatna, 600 launchers, 700 serviceable rockets, and 9,000 empty rockets were found.Some of the rockets had pierced cylinders to allow them to act like incendiaries, while some had iron points or steel blades bound to the bamboo.