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[[Category:Battles|Cannanore, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Cannanore, Battle of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:2nd Mysore War|Cannanore, Battle of]] | ||
{{Battles_Infobox | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
| − | |partof=[ | + | |partof=[[2nd Mysore War]] |
|date=14 December 1783 | |date=14 December 1783 | ||
| − | |location=[ | + | |location=[[Cannanore]], Kerala |
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |presidency=[[Madras]] | ||
| − | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=11.855338,75.361705&z=13&t=h&hl= | + | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=11.855338,75.361705&z=13&t=h&hl=en 11.855300°N 75.361615°E] |
|result=British victory | |result=British victory | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
| − | |combatant2=Mysore | + | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore Kingdom of Mysore] |
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101064087/ General Norman MacLeod] | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101064087/ General Norman MacLeod] | ||
| − | |commander2=[ | + | |commander2=[[Tipu Sultan]] |
|strength1= 42nd & 100th Regiments<br> Two companies of Tellicherry Grenadiers | |strength1= 42nd & 100th Regiments<br> Two companies of Tellicherry Grenadiers | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
| − | |casualties1= | + | |casualties1= 100 |
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | == Biographies == | ||
| + | Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/265/mode/1up Norman MacLeod (1754-1801)]<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/424/mode/2up Tippoo Sultan (1753-1799)]<br> | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Spelling Variants == | ||
| + | Modern name: Kannur<br> | ||
| + | Variants: Cannanore<br> | ||
| + | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Anglo-Mysore Wars] Wikipedia<br> |
| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Mysore_War 2nd Mysore War] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GwwNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=General+MacLeod&as_brr=1&ei=_nkhSLb1FaXEyASOjdXCDQ#v=onepage&q&f=false Capture of Cannanore] Google Books<br> | ||
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jcU_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA27&dq=Cannanore+1783&hl=en&ei=N44lTYWnCsGGhQfQ4tCBAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Cannanore%201783&f=false 52nd Regiment at Cannanore] Google Books<br /> | ||
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=I0EIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA39&dq=Cannanore+1783&hl=en&ei=N44lTYWnCsGGhQfQ4tCBAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Cannanore%201783&f=false 36th Regiment at Cannanore] Google Books<br /> | ||
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA183&dq=Cannanore=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA183,M1 Cannanore] Gazetteer 1857 | ||
Latest revision as of 13:14, 13 March 2021
| Capture of Cannanore | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Mysore War | ||
| Date: | 14 December 1783 | |
| Location: | Cannanore, 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 | ||
| 100 | ||
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Norman MacLeod (1754-1801)
Tippoo Sultan (1753-1799)
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Kannur
Variants: Cannanore
External Links
Anglo-Mysore Wars Wikipedia
2nd Mysore War Wikipedia
Capture of Cannanore Google Books
52nd Regiment at Cannanore Google Books
36th Regiment at Cannanore Google Books
Cannanore Gazetteer 1857
