Battle of Tiruvannamalai
Battle of Tiruvannamalai | |||||||
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Part of the First Anglo-Mysore War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Mysore | East India Company | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hyder Ali | Joseph Smith |
The Battle of Tiruvannamalai is one of the two successful battles fought by the
The history of Tiruvannamalai revolves around the Annamalaiyar Temple. The recorded history of the city dates back to the ninth century, as seen from a Chola inscriptions in the temple. After switching hands from various ruling empires like
Background
The history of Tiruvannamalai revolves around the Annamalaiyar Temple. The recorded history of the city dates back to the ninth century, as seen from a Chola inscriptions in the temple.
The
Incidents leading to the war
During the early eighteenth century, the entire Indian subcontinent was under the control of the
The battle
The Battle of Tiruvannamalai is one of the two successful battles fought by the
It was fought on 25 September 1767 between the troops of East India Company and troops of Hyder Ali. The allied forces of the English army was led by Colonel Smith.[13] The Nawab's army lost 4,000 men and 64 guns in the battle. After a brief tussle for a couple of years, Tipu Sultan captured Tiruvannamalai.[14] During the battle, Hyder Ali sent a message to his son Tipu Sultan who was at that time opposed by an English army under Col. Todd and Major Fitzerald. Tipu was successful in meeting and rescuing his father near Vaniyambadi.[15]
After losing the battle, Hyder Ali offered peace with the British Army, which was denied. He then collated all his army and had another fight that led him close to capture of Madras within a distance of 5 miles. The British had a peace treaty during April 1769 with the status quo ante bellum. The treaty also laid terms for mutual aid and end of defensive alliance.[16] During the later period of 1791, the town was raged many times by the British and the Muslim rulers. The British used the temple as a stock house for storing war instruments and canons on account of the impenetrable fort like structure of the temple.[17] Historians believe that the defeats at the Battle of Chengam and the Battle of Tiruvannamalai and further denial of peace by the East India Company, lead to distrust between his son Tipu Sultan and British, which lead to the Anglo-Mysore Wars.[18]
Notes
- ^ a b "Tiruvannamali Historical moments". Tiruvannamalai Municipality. 2011. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ Southern Circle (1903). Epigraphy. Madras: Archaeological Survey of India. p. 5.
- ^ a b Mack 2008, pp. 88–90
- ^ "Arunachaleswarar Thirukoil". Government of Tamil Nadu. 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ISBN 81-206-0151-3.
- ISBN 81-206-0536-5.
- ^ Mack 2008, p. 82
- ^ a b Mack 2008, pp. 71–72
- ^ "Tiruvannamalai – About the town". Tiruvannamalai Municipality. 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ Bowring 1899, pp. 19–23
- ^ Bowring 1899, p. 33
- ^ Duff 1878, pp. 607–608
- ^ a b Tritton 2013, pp. 90-91
- ^ a b Illustrated guide to Southern Railway 1900, p. 304
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- ^ Tucker 2009, p. 794
- JSTOR 44147741– via JSTOR.
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References
- Bowring, Lewin (1899). Haidar Alí and Tipú Sultán, and the Struggle with the Musalmán Powers of the South. Oxford: Clarendon Press. OCLC 11827326.
- Duff, James Grant (1878). History of the Mahrattas, Volume 1. London and Bombay. )
- Tritton, Alan (2013). When the Tiger Fought the Thistle: The Tragedy of Colonel William Baillie of. The Radcliffe Press. ISBN 9780857722959.
- Illustrated guide to the South Indian Railway: including the Mayavaram-Mutupet, and Peralam-Karaikkal railways. Higginbotham's. 1900. p. 217.
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- Spencer C. Tucker, ed. (2009). A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East [6 volumes]: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781851096725.