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|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101064087/ General Norman MacLeod] | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101064087/ General Norman MacLeod] | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Wikipedia - Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GwwNAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA103&dq=General+MacLeod&as_brr=1&ei=_nkhSLb1FaXEyASOjdXCDQ#PRA1-PA104,M1 Google Books - Capture of Cannanore] | [http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mysore.php Heritage History - Mysore Wars]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Wikipedia - Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GwwNAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA103&dq=General+MacLeod&as_brr=1&ei=_nkhSLb1FaXEyASOjdXCDQ#PRA1-PA104,M1 Google Books - Capture of Cannanore] | ||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
Malabar Manual by William Logan 1887 ISBN-10 8120604469 | Malabar Manual by William Logan 1887 ISBN-10 8120604469 | ||
Revision as of 16:25, 22 September 2008
| Capture of Cannanore | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Mysore War | ||
| Date: | 14 December 1783 | |
| Location: | Kannur, Kerala | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 11.855300°N 75.361615°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Kingdom of Mysore | |
| Commanders | ||
| General Norman MacLeod | Tipu Sultan | |
| Strength | ||
| 42nd & 100th Regiments Two companies of Tellicherry Grenadiers |
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| Casualties | ||
External Links
Heritage History - Mysore Wars
Wikipedia - Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars
Google Books - Capture of Cannanore
Recommended Reading
Malabar Manual by William Logan 1887 ISBN-10 8120604469