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| conflict | | conflict = Battle of Calicut | ||
| partof | | partof = the [[Third Anglo-Mysore War]] | ||
| image | | image = | ||
| caption | | caption = | ||
| date | | date = 7–12 December 1790 | ||
| place | | place = [[Malabar coast]] | ||
| result | | result = British victory | ||
| combatant1 | | combatant1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg}}[[British East India Company]]<br>{{flagicon|Travancore}}[[Kingdom of Travancore]] | ||
| combatant2 | | combatant2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Mysore.svg}} [[Kingdom of Mysore]] | ||
| commander1 | | commander1 = James Hartley | ||
| commander2 | | commander2 = Martab Khan<br>Hussain Ali Khan | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Campaignbox Third Anglo-Mysore War}} | {{Campaignbox Third Anglo-Mysore War}} | ||
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The '''Battle of Tirurangadi''' (also called the '''Battle of Calicut''') was a series of engagements that took place between 7 and 12 December 1790 at [[Tirurangadi]] near the port of [[Kozhikode|Calicut]] on the [[Malabar Coast]] of [[India]], during the [[Third Anglo-Mysore War]]. | The '''Battle of Tirurangadi''' (also called the '''Battle of Calicut''') was a series of engagements that took place between 7 and 12 December 1790 at [[Tirurangadi]] near the port of [[Kozhikode|Calicut]] on the [[Malabar Coast]] of [[India]], during the [[Third Anglo-Mysore War]]. | ||
A British Bombay Army force landed at [[Tellicherry]] and with the aid of | A British Bombay Army force landed at [[Tellicherry]] and with the aid of sepoys and horses provided by [[Travancore]], defeated Tipu's commander, Hussain Ali Khan, at Calicut. [[Robert Abercromby of Airthrey|Abercromby]] then went on to [[Capture of Cannanore|capture]] "all of Malabar."<ref name=Naravane>{{Cite book |last=Naravane |first=M.S. |title=Battles of the Honorourable East India Company |publisher=A.P.H. Publishing Corporation |year=2014 |isbn=9788131300343 |pages=176}}</ref> | ||
{{Mysore Invasion of Kerala}} | {{Mysore Invasion of Kerala}} | ||
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[[Category:Conflicts in 1790| | [[Category:Conflicts in 1790|Tirurangadi]] | ||
[[Category:History of Kozhikode]] | [[Category:History of Kozhikode]] | ||
[[Category:Mysorean invasion of Malabar]] | [[Category:Mysorean invasion of Malabar]] | ||
[[Category:Battles involving the Kingdom of Mysore| | [[Category:Battles involving the Kingdom of Mysore|Tirurangadi]] | ||
[[Category:Battles involving the British East India Company| | [[Category:Battles involving the British East India Company|Tirurangadi]] | ||
[[Category:Battles of the Third Anglo-Mysore War| | [[Category:Battles of the Third Anglo-Mysore War|Tirurangadi]] | ||
[[Category:1790 in India]] | [[Category:1790 in India]] | ||
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| Battle of Calicut | |||||||
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| Part of the Third Anglo-Mysore War | |||||||
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 British East India CompanyTemplate:Country data TravancoreKingdom of Travancore |
 Kingdom of Mysore | ||||||
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| James Hartley |
Martab Khan Hussain Ali Khan | ||||||
The Battle of Tirurangadi (also called the Battle of Calicut) was a series of engagements that took place between 7 and 12 December 1790 at Tirurangadi near the port of Calicut on the Malabar Coast of India, during the Third Anglo-Mysore War.
A British Bombay Army force landed at Tellicherry and with the aid of sepoys and horses provided by Travancore, defeated Tipu's commander, Hussain Ali Khan, at Calicut. Abercromby then went on to capture "all of Malabar."[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Naravane, M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honorourable East India Company. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 176. ISBN 9788131300343.
- Harbottle, Thomas Benfield. Dictionary of battles from the earliest date to the present time
- Mill, James. A history of British India, Volume 5
- Miles, W (translator). The history of the Reign of Tipu Sultan
- Logan, William Malabar Manual, Volume 1
External links[edit]
- Dictionary of Indian Biography - James Hartley 1743-1799 archive.org
- Portrait and Biographical Information on James Hartley Christies.com auctioneers
- Heritage History - Mysore Wars
- Calicut - Gazetteer 1857
- DNB Biography of James Hartley
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