Capture of Cannanore: Difference between revisions

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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]] militiamen
*2,000 [[Nair]]s
;Mysorean forces
;Mysorean forces
*5,000+ Mysoreans
*5,000+ Mysoreans
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