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|commander1= | |commander1=Commandant: Captain Prendergast | ||
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyder_Ali Hyder Ali] | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyder_Ali Hyder Ali] | ||
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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 | |||
== 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://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mysore.php Mysore Wars] Heritage History | [http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mysore.php Mysore Wars] Heritage History<br> | ||
[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 | [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]] | [[Category:2nd Mysore War|Arcot 1780, Battle of]] | ||
Revision as of 14:56, 8 September 2010
| 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
Mysore Wars Heritage History
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)