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{{Infobox Military Conflict | |||
| conflict = Battle of Ooscota | |||
| partof = the [[First Anglo-Mysore War]] | |||
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| date = 22–23 August 1768 | |||
| place = [[Hoskote]], [[India]] | |||
| coordinates = {{coord|13.07|N|77.8|E|display=inline,title}} | |||
| result = [[Maratha]] victory | |||
| combatant1 = {{flag|Maratha Confederacy}} | |||
| combatant2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Mysore.svg}} [[Kingdom of Mysore]] | |||
| commander1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|border|22px]] [[Murari Rao]] | |||
| commander2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Mysore.svg}} [[Hyder Ali]] | |||
| strength1 = Unknown | |||
| strength2 = Unknown | |||
| casualties1 = 18 killed or wounded | |||
| casualties2 = 300 killed or wounded | |||
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'''Battle of Ooscota''' (or '''Ooscata''') was a military engagement fought during the [[First Anglo-Mysore War]], in which the Marathas intervened to aid the British, and in an attempt to reclaim territories previously lost to Mysore.<ref name = "Harbottle">{{Cite book|title=Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles|edition=second|date =1979|publisher=Granada|isbn=0-246-11103-8|page=188|author=T. B. Harbottle, George Bruce}}</ref> | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The British under Colonel [[Donald Campbell (Colonel)|Donald Campbell]], and the [[Maratha Empire]] forces under [[ | {{Unreferenced section|date=March 2025}} | ||
The British under Colonel [[Donald Campbell (Colonel)|Donald Campbell]], and the [[Maratha Empire]] forces under [[Murari Rao]] [[Ghorpade]] were under march, and they encamped near [[Ooscata]]. The British contingent invited the Maratha to encamp within their defensive lines, but due to the illness of [[Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah|Mohammed Ali]], the [[Nawab of Arcot]], Rao declined, and they threw up their own picket a short distance away. Meanwhile, Hyder Ali was nearby and decided to attack the Maratha forces in the night. | |||
==Battle== | ==Battle== | ||
The | The Mysorean cavalry attacked behind Hyder Ali's [[war elephant]]s, which successfully ambushed the Maratha defenders, breaking through the camp’s defenses. Rao instructed his cavalrymen to remain unmounted, so that his forces could bring down any mounted troops; knowing them to be enemy. In the chaos, Rao's state elephant broke loose, and wielding its chain as a weapon, threw back the cavalry in the face of the supporting infantry. Disheartened, the Mysorean troops retreated, with a loss of some 300 troops compared to the Maratha losses of just 18. | ||
As the British had been alerted and were advancing to relieve the Maratha, Hyder Ali decided against further attacks. | As the British had been alerted and were advancing to relieve the Maratha, Hyder Ali decided against further attacks. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:1768 in British India]] | [[Category:1768 in British India]] | ||
[[Category:Battles involving the British East India Company]] | [[Category:Battles involving the British East India Company|Ooscota]] | ||
[[Category:Battles involving the Kingdom of Mysore]] | [[Category:Battles involving the Kingdom of Mysore|Ooscota]] | ||
[[Category:Battles involving the Maratha Empire]] | [[Category:Battles involving the Maratha Empire|Ooscota]] | ||
[[Category:Conflicts in 1768]] | [[Category:Conflicts in 1768|Ooscota]] | ||
[[Category:History Bangalore Rural district]] | [[Category:History Bangalore Rural district]] | ||
[[Category:Military history of Bengaluru]] | |||
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Battle of Ooscota (or Ooscata) was a military engagement fought during the First Anglo-Mysore War, in which the Marathas intervened to aid the British, and in an attempt to reclaim territories previously lost to Mysore.[1]
Background[edit | edit source]
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The British under Colonel Donald Campbell, and the Maratha Empire forces under Murari Rao Ghorpade were under march, and they encamped near Ooscata. The British contingent invited the Maratha to encamp within their defensive lines, but due to the illness of Mohammed Ali, the Nawab of Arcot, Rao declined, and they threw up their own picket a short distance away. Meanwhile, Hyder Ali was nearby and decided to attack the Maratha forces in the night.
Battle[edit | edit source]
The Mysorean cavalry attacked behind Hyder Ali's war elephants, which successfully ambushed the Maratha defenders, breaking through the camp’s defenses. Rao instructed his cavalrymen to remain unmounted, so that his forces could bring down any mounted troops; knowing them to be enemy. In the chaos, Rao's state elephant broke loose, and wielding its chain as a weapon, threw back the cavalry in the face of the supporting infantry. Disheartened, the Mysorean troops retreated, with a loss of some 300 troops compared to the Maratha losses of just 18.
As the British had been alerted and were advancing to relieve the Maratha, Hyder Ali decided against further attacks.
The British lost Cambell's aide de camp, Gee who had ridden to the Maratha camp to investigate, and been shot down under Rao's blanket orders to kill mounted men.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ T. B. Harbottle, George Bruce (1979). Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles (second ed.). Granada. p. 188. ISBN 0-246-11103-8.
- ↑ Mark Wilks (1869). Historical Sketches of the South of India, in an Attempt to Trace the History of Mysoor, Etc. Higginbotham and Company. pp. 341–342.
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