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{{Infobox military conflict | {{Infobox military conflict | ||
|conflict=Capture of Cannanore | | conflict = Capture of Cannanore | ||
|partof=the [[Third Anglo-Mysore War]] | | partof = the [[Third Anglo-Mysore War]] | ||
|image= | | image = | ||
|caption= | | caption = | ||
|date=17 December 1790 | | date = 17 December 1790 | ||
|place=[[Kannur|Cannanore]] | | place = [[Kannur|Cannanore]] | ||
|result=British victory | | result = British victory | ||
|combatant1={{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg}} [[British East India Company]] | | combatant1 = {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain}} | ||
|combatant2={{flagicon image|Flag of Mysore.svg}} [[Sultanate of Mysore]] | *{{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg}} [[British East India Company]] | ||
*[[Nair|Nair militia]] | |||
|commander1=[[Robert Abercromby of Airthrey|Robert Abercromby]] | | combatant2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Mysore.svg}} [[Sultanate of Mysore]] | ||
|commander2= | *{{flagicon image|Arakkal_flag_1.png}} [[Arakkal Kingdom]] of [[Cannanore]] | ||
|strength1= | | commander1 = [[Robert Abercromby of Airthrey|Robert Abercromby]] | ||
|strength2= | | commander2 = [[Ali Raja|Ali Raja Beevi Junumabe Sultana II]] | ||
|casualties1= | | strength1 = 3,000+ British soldiers, 2,000 [[Nair]]s | ||
|casualties2= | | strength2 = | ||
| casualties1 = | |||
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}} | }} | ||
{{Campaignbox Third Anglo-Mysore War}} | {{Campaignbox Third Anglo-Mysore War}} | ||
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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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| Robert Abercromby | Ali Raja Beevi Junumabe Sultana II | ||||||
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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 | edit source]
- 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 | edit source]
- ↑ Annual Register. 1 January 1795.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Mysore Wars Heritage History
- Cannanore Gazetteer 1857
- Robert Abercromby (1740-1827)
- Tippoo Sultan (1753-1799)
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- Logan, William Malabar Manual, Volume 1
See also[edit | edit source]
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