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[[Category:Battles|Calicut, Battle of]]
[[Category:Battles|Calicut, Battle of]]
 
[[Category:3rd Mysore War|Calicut, Battle of]]
This was a series of engagements south of Calicut at Venkatakotta (7 December), Tirurangadi (10 December) and Ferokh & Beypore (12 December). The main battle was at Tirurangadi. There is a detailed description in the Malabar Manual on pages 472 & 473.
This was a series of engagements south of Calicut at Venkatakotta (7 December), Tirurangadi (10 December) and Ferokh & Beypore (12 December). The main battle was at Tirurangadi. There is a detailed description in the Malabar Manual on pages 472 & 473.


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|partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Anglo-Mysore_War 3rd Mysore War]
|partof=[[:Category:3rd Mysore War|3rd Mysore War]]
|date=7-12 December 1790
|date=7-12 December 1790
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirurangadi Tirurangadi, Kozhikode, Kerala]  
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirurangadi Tirurangadi, Kozhikode, Kerala]  
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|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101012497/ Col James Hartley]
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101012497/ Col James Hartley]
|commander2=Martab Khan<br>Hussein Ali Khan
|commander2=Martab Khan<br>Hussein Ali Khan
|strength1= 1 European (75th Highland) regiment<br>2 battalions of sepoys<br>Field artilllery
|strength1= 1 European (75th Highland) Regiment<br>2 Battalions of sepoys<br>Field artilllery
|strength2= 5000 Tippu's troops<br>4000 Mapillas
|strength2= 5000 Tippu's troops<br>4000 Mapillas
|casualties1= 52 killed  
|casualties1= 52 killed  
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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[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=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA176&dq=Calicut=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA176,M1 Calicut - Gazetteer 1857]
[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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Anglo-Mysore_War Wikipedia - 3rd Mysore War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA176&dq=Calicut=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA176,M1 Calicut - Gazetteer 1857]
== 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 15:27, 12 December 2008

This was a series of engagements south of Calicut at Venkatakotta (7 December), Tirurangadi (10 December) and Ferokh & Beypore (12 December). The main battle was at Tirurangadi. There is a detailed description in the Malabar Manual on pages 472 & 473.

Battle of Calicut 1790
Part of 3rd Mysore War
Date: 7-12 December 1790
Location: Tirurangadi, Kozhikode, Kerala
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 11.043283°N 75.946123°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Kingdom of Mysore
Commanders
Col James 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
2,400 prisoners

External Links

Heritage History - Mysore Wars
Wikipedia - Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars
Wikipedia - 3rd Mysore War
Calicut - Gazetteer 1857

Recommended Reading

Malabar Manual by William Logan 1887 ISBN-10 8120604469