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{{Battles_Infobox
{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Anglo-Mysore_War 3rd Mysore War]
|partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Anglo-Mysore_War 3rd Mysore War]
|date=10 December 1790
|date=7-10 December 1790
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kozhikode Kozhikode, Kerala]  
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirurangadi Tirurangadi, Kozhikode, Kerala]  
|presidency=[[Madras]]  
|presidency=[[Madras]]  
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=11.254279,75.772465&z=16&t=h&hl=en 11.254279°N 75.772463°E]   
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=11.043283,75.946123&z=12&t=h&hl=en 11.043283°N 75.946123°E]   
|result=British victory
|result=British victory
|territory=
|territory=
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|combatant2=Mysore
|combatant2=Mysore
|commander1=Col Hartley
|commander1=Col Hartley
|commander2=Hussein Ali
|commander2=Martab Khan<br>Hussein Ali Khan
|strength1= 1 European regiment<br>2 Native regiments
|strength1= 1 European (75th Highland) regiment<br>2 battalions of sepoys<br>Field artilllery
|strength2= 9000 troops
|strength2= 5000 Tippu's troops<br>4000 Mapillas
|casualties1= 52 killed  
|casualties1= 52 killed  
|casualties2= 1000 killed and wounded
|casualties2= 1000 killed and wounded
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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Wikipedia - Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars]<br>[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mysore.php Heritage History - Mysore Wars]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Wikipedia - Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars]<br>[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mysore.php Heritage History - Mysore Wars]
== Recommended Reading ==
Malabar Manual by William Logan 1887 ISBN-10 8120604469 Page 472 et seq

Revision as of 12:21, 17 March 2008


Battle of Calicut 1790
Part of 3rd Mysore War
Date: 7-10 December 1790
Location: Tirurangadi, Kozhikode, Kerala
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 11.043283°N 75.946123°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Mysore
Commanders
Col Hartley Martab Khan
Hussein Ali Khan
Strength
1 European (75th Highland) regiment
2 battalions of sepoys
Field artilllery
5000 Tippu's troops
4000 Mapillas
Casualties
52 killed 1000 killed and wounded

External Links

Wikipedia - Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars
Heritage History - Mysore Wars

Recommended Reading

Malabar Manual by William Logan 1887 ISBN-10 8120604469 Page 472 et seq