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|partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Anglo-Mysore_War [3rd Mysore War]]|date=10 7-12 December 1790|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kozhikode Tirurangadi Tirurangadi, Kozhikode, Kerala] |presidency=[[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]] |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=11.254279043283,75.772465946123&z=1612&t=h&hl=en 11.254279°N 043283°N 75.772463°E946123°E]
|result=British victory
|territory=
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore Kingdom of Mysore]|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101012497/ Col James Hartley]|commander2=Martab Khan<br>Hussein AliKhan|strength1= 1 European regiment(75th Highland) Regiment<br>2 Native regimentsBattalions of sepoys<br>Field artilllery|strength2= 9000 5000 Tippu's troops<br>4000 Mapillas
|casualties1= 52 killed
|casualties2= 1000 killed and wounded<br>2,400 prisoners
}}
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. <sup>(1)</sup>
== Hartley's Detachment ==
*[[75th Regiment of Foot|HM 75th Regiment]]
*Native Grenadier Battalion
*7 coys 7th Battalion
*500 Travancore Horse
*Battalion of Travancore Sepoys
*Body of Irregular Nairs
*10 guns
== Biographies==
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/192/mode/2up Dictionary of Indian Biography - James Hartley 1743-1799] archive.org
*[http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=4387758 Portrait and Biographical Information on James Hartley] Christies.com auctioneers
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Wikipedia - Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars]<br>[http://wwwen.heritagewikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Anglo-historyMysore_War Wikipedia - 3rd Mysore War]<br>[http://books.comgoogle.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA176&dq=Calicut=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA176,M1 Calicut - Gazetteer 1857] == Recommended Reading ==Malabar Manual by William Logan 1887 ISBN 8120604469 (Limited Preview at link in Notes Section) == Notes ==<sup>1 </sup> [http:/www/heritagebooks.google.phpcom/books?Dirid=9mR2QXrVEJIC&pg=RA1-PA472&dq=%22malabar+manual%22+%22hartley%22&as_brr=3&cd=1#v=onepage&q=wars&FileNamef=wars_mysorefalse ''Malabar Manual by William Logan'' Pages 472 ff] books.php Heritage History - google.com [[Category:Battles|Calicut 1790, Battle of]][[Category:Campaign of 1790|Calicut 1790, Battle of]][[Category:3rd Mysore WarsWar|Calicut 1790, Battle of]]
