Capture of Cannanore
| Capture of Cannanore | |||||||
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| Part of the Third Anglo-Mysore War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Sultanate of Mysore
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Robert Abercromby | Ali Raja Beevi Junumabe Sultana II | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 3,000+ British soldiers, 2,000 Nairs | |||||||
The Capture of Cannanore during the
taking of Calicut by a separate force a few days earlier, secured their control over the Malabar Coast
.
Order of battle
- British forces[1]
- 3,000+ British soldiers of the HM 77th Regiment
- 1st Bombay Native Infantry
- 2,000 Nairs
- Mysorean forces
- 5,000+ Mysoreans
- Mappilas
References
- ^ Annual Register. 1 January 1795.
External links
- Mysore Wars Heritage History
- Cannanore Gazetteer 1857
- Robert Abercromby (1740-1827)
- Tippoo Sultan (1753-1799)
Further reading
- Logan, William Malabar Manual, Volume 1
See also
- Mysore invasion of Kerala
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