Difference between revisions of "Battle of Arikera"

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At the Battle of Arikera on the 15th May 1791, Tipu's forces were routed by the British, who failed to capitalise on their success here.

Modern name: Arakere
Variants: Arikera/Arrekeery/Arikera/Arakerry.

Arakere Location
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 |partof=[[:Category:3rd Mysore War|3rd Mysore War]]
 |date=15 May 1791
-|location=Arakere, Karnataka
+|location=[[Arikera|Arakere]], Karnataka
-|presidency=[[Madras]]
+|presidency=[[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]]
 |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=12.404684,76.823502&z=13&t=h&hl=en approx 12.404684°N 76.823502°E]
 |result=British victory
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 {{Battlemap|war=3rd Mysore War |link=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=11.486754,76.916656&spn=1.025475,0.729218&t=p&z=10&msid=101241150585833319689.00046efd48abd1d16dbca}}
-At the '''Battle of Arakera''' on the 15th May 1791, Tipu's forces were routed by the British, who failed to capitalise on their success here.
+At the '''Battle of Arikera''' on the 15th May 1791, Tipu's forces were routed by the British, who failed to capitalise on their success here.
-Arakera may also be spelt Arakerry.
+== Spelling variants ==
+Modern name: Arakere<br>
+Variants: Arikera/Arrekeery/Arikera/Arakerry.
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