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|combatant1=[[East India Company]]  
 
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|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore Kingdom of Mysore]
 
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore Kingdom of Mysore]
|commander1=Major Cotgrove<br>Major Abingdon
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'''This was an event during the [[2nd Mysore War]]'''<br>
 
'''This was an event during the [[2nd Mysore War]]'''<br>
  
The pettah was taken on 31 October and the citadel surrendered on 3 November by Capt Dupont
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== Some of the protagonists ==
== Garrison ==
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*Lieut Peter Campbell
*[[61st Madras Pioneers|1st Btn 1st Regiment Madras Infantry]]
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*Ensign Alwright
*one & a half coys [[65th Carnatic Infantry|5th Battalion Madras Infantry]] under Lt Leighton
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*Capt Muirhead [[79th Carnatic Infantry|20th Madras Battalion]]
*Party of Nawab's sepoys
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/86/mode/1up/ Lieut Barry Close]
  
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars] Wikipedia<br>
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars] Wikipedia<br>
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Mysore_War 2nd Mysore War] Wikipedia<br>
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Mysore_War 2nd Mysore War] Wikipedia<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4GUBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA247&dq=Colonel+Baillie&lr=&ei=N9uYR_qiDoKkiQGW6JzZCA#PPA247,M1 Capture of Arcot] Google Books
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[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=p4BCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA304&dq=Tellicherry+1780&hl=en&ei=9LSHTOybO4mnOIL45YAO&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFUQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q&f=false Siege of Tellicherry] Google Books
  
 
====Historical Books Online====
 
====Historical Books Online====
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/historymadrasar00wilsgoog#page/n21/mode/1upp ''History of the Madras Army Vol II'' - Surrender of Arcot] by Lt-Col W J Wilson 1882 (archive.org)
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/historymadrasar00wilsgoog#page/n22/mode/1up ''History of the Madras Army Vol II'' - Defence of Tellicherry] by Lt-Col W J Wilson 1882 (archive.org)
  
[[Category:Battles|Arcot 1780, Battle of]]
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[[Category:Battles|Tellicherry, Siege of]]
[[Category:2nd Mysore War|Arcot 1780, Battle of]]
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[[Category:2nd Mysore War|Tellicherry, Siege of]]

Latest revision as of 09:48, 9 September 2010

Siege of Tellicherry
Part of 2nd Mysore War
Date: 30 December 1779-18 January 1782
Location: Tellicherry, Tamil Nadu]
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 11.770125°N 75.498552°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Kingdom of Mysore
Commanders
Major Cotgrove
Major Abington
Sirdar Ali Khan
Strength
10,000 men
30 guns
Casualties

This was an event during the 2nd Mysore War

Some of the protagonists

External Links

Mysore Wars Heritage History
Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars Wikipedia
2nd Mysore War Wikipedia
Siege of Tellicherry Google Books

Historical Books Online