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|partof=[ | |partof=[[2nd Mysore War]] | ||
|date=31 October 1780 | |date=31 October 1780 | ||
|location=[ | |location= [[Arcot]], Tamil Nadu | ||
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |presidency=[[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=12.90686,79.328415&z=13&t=h&hl=en 12.906860°N 79.328415°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=12.90686,79.328415&z=13&t=h&hl=en 12.906860°N 79.328415°E] | ||
|result=British defeat | |result=British defeat | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2 | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore Kingdom of Mysore] | ||
|commander1=Commandant: Captain Prendergast | |||
|commander2=[[Hyder Ali]] | |||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
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|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''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 | |||
== Garrison == | |||
*[[61st Madras Pioneers|1st Btn 1st Regiment Madras Infantry]] | |||
*one & a half coys [[65th Carnatic Infantry|5th Battalion Madras Infantry]] under Lt Leighton | |||
*Party of Nawab's sepoys | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http:// | [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://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4GUBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA247&dq=Colonel+Baillie&lr=&ei=N9uYR_qiDoKkiQGW6JzZCA#PPA247,M1 Capture of Arcot] Google Books | |||
====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) | |||
[[Category:Battles|Arcot 1780, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Arcot 1780, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:2nd Mysore War|Arcot 1780, Battle of]] | |||
Latest revision as of 07:08, 13 March 2021
| Surrender of Arcot 1780 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Mysore War | ||
| Date: | 31 October 1780 | |
| Location: | Arcot, Tamil Nadu | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 12.906860°N 79.328415°E | |
| Result: | British defeat | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Kingdom of Mysore | |
| Commanders | ||
| Commandant: Captain Prendergast | Hyder Ali | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
This was an event during the 2nd Mysore War
The pettah was taken on 31 October and the citadel surrendered on 3 November by Capt Dupont
Garrison
- 1st Btn 1st Regiment Madras Infantry
- one & a half coys 5th Battalion Madras Infantry under Lt Leighton
- Party of Nawab's sepoys
External Links
Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars Wikipedia
2nd Mysore War Wikipedia
Capture of Arcot Google Books
Historical Books Online
- History of the Madras Army Vol II - Surrender of Arcot by Lt-Col W J Wilson 1882 (archive.org)