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| place = [[Kannur|Cannanore]] | | place = [[Kannur|Cannanore]] | ||
| result = British victory | | result = British victory | ||
| combatant1 = {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain}} | | combatant1 = {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain}} | ||
*{{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg}} [[British East India Company]] | *{{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg}} [[British East India Company]] | ||
*[[Nair|Nair militia]] | |||
| combatant2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Mysore.svg}} [[Sultanate of Mysore]] | | combatant2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Mysore.svg}} [[Sultanate of Mysore]] | ||
*{{flagicon image|Arakkal_flag_1.png}} [[Arakkal Kingdom]] of [[Cannanore]] | *{{flagicon image|Arakkal_flag_1.png}} [[Arakkal Kingdom]] of [[Cannanore]] | ||
| commander1 = [[Robert Abercromby of Airthrey|Robert Abercromby]] | | commander1 = [[Robert Abercromby of Airthrey|Robert Abercromby]] | ||
| commander2 = [[Ali Raja|Ali Raja Beevi Junumabe Sultana II]] | | commander2 = [[Ali Raja|Ali Raja Beevi Junumabe Sultana II]] | ||
| strength1 = | | strength1 = 3,000+ British soldiers, 2,000 [[Nair]]s | ||
| strength2 = | | strength2 = | ||
| casualties1 = | | casualties1 = | ||
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*3,000+ British soldiers of the [[77th Regiment of Foot|HM 77th Regiment]] | *3,000+ British soldiers of the [[77th Regiment of Foot|HM 77th Regiment]] | ||
*[[1st Bombay Native Infantry (Bombay Grenadiers)|1st Bombay Native Infantry]] | *[[1st Bombay Native Infantry (Bombay Grenadiers)|1st Bombay Native Infantry]] | ||
*2,000 [[Nair]] | *2,000 [[Nair]]s | ||
;Mysorean forces | ;Mysorean forces | ||
*5,000+ Mysoreans | *5,000+ Mysoreans | ||
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| Capture of Cannanore | |||||||
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| Part of the Third Anglo-Mysore War | |||||||
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| Robert Abercromby | Ali Raja Beevi Junumabe Sultana II | ||||||
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| 3,000+ British soldiers, 2,000 Nairs | |||||||
The Capture of Cannanore during the Third Anglo-Mysore War took place on 17 December 1790. Forces of the British East India Company, led by General Robert Abercromby, began besieging Cannanore (now known as Kannur), held by troops of Mysore and of the Sultan Ali Raja of Cannanore on 14 December. After gaining control of the high ground commanding the city's main fort, the defenders surrendered. The British victory, along with the taking of Calicut by a separate force a few days earlier, secured their control over the Malabar Coast.
Order of battle[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ↑ Annual Register. 1 January 1795.
External links[edit]
- Mysore Wars Heritage History
- Cannanore Gazetteer 1857
- Robert Abercromby (1740-1827)
- Tippoo Sultan (1753-1799)
Further reading[edit]
- Logan, William Malabar Manual, Volume 1
See also[edit]
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