Battle of Sittimungulum

Battle of Sittimungulum
Part of Third Anglo-Mysore War
Date 13–15 September 1790 Location Sathyamangalam Result Mysore victory British retreat to Coimbatore
Belligerents
Kingdom of Mysore	British East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Tipu Sultan	John Floyd
Casualties and losses
0	500

The Battle of Sittimungulum (variant spellings include Sattiamungulum, Sathinungulum, Satyamanagalam) was a series of battles and skirmishes fought between 13 and 15 September 1790, during the

Tipu "descended the Gajalhatti Pass on 9th September", attacked Floyd and forcing Floyd to retreat to Coimbatore after suffering 500 casualties. However, Tipu lost Burhar-ud-din, "one of his able commanders." Tipu left this front under the command of Kamar-ud Khan, while he dealt with British attacks elsewhere.^[1]

References

• Fortescue, John William (1902). A history of the British army, Volume 3. Macmillan.
• Marshman, John Clark (1863). The history of India

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