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[[Category:Battles|Tanjore, Battle of]]
[[Category:1st Mysore War|Tanjore, Battle of]]
{{Battles_Infobox
{{Battles_Infobox
|partof= [[:Category:1st Mysore War|1st Mysore War]]
|partof= [[:Category:Tanjore Campaign|Tanjore Campaign]]
|date=20 August-16 September 1773
|date=20 August-16 September 1773
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanjavur Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu]
|location=[[Tanjore|Thanjavur]], Tamil Nadu  
|presidency=[[Madras]]  
|presidency=[[Madras]]  
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=10.784825,79.141466&z=12&t=h&hl=en 10.784825°N 79.141466°E]   
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=10.784825,79.141466&z=12&t=h&hl=en 10.784825°N 79.141466°E]   
|result=British victory
|result=British victory
|territory=
|territory=
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]  
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawab_of_the_Carnatic Nawab of Arcot]  
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore Kingdom of Mysore]
|combatant2= Rajah of Tanjore
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101025872/ Col Joseph Smith]
|commander1=[[Joseph Smith|Col Joseph Smith]]  
|commander2=Rajah of Tanjore
|commander2=Rajah Laljaji<br />[[Mughal_Empire#Wazir|Wazir]] Monacji
|strength1=  
|strength1=  
|strength2= 20,000
|strength2= 20,000
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|casualties2=
|casualties2=
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== Summary ==
The Rajah of Tanjore had not been an reliable ally during the [[1st Mysore War]] against [[Hyder Ali]]. The Nawab of the Carnatic (Arcot) was anxious to punish him and persuaded the [[Madras Presidency]] to join an attack on Tanjore. The British under Colonel Smith with their Indian allies stormed the fortress and took the Rajah captive. The Court of Directors of the [[East India Company]] disapproved of the campaign and ordered the Rajah to be restored in 1776.
== 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Mysore_War Wikipedia - Ist Mysore War]
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZJW0_ACo87EC&pg=PA153&dq=Smith+Tanjore+1773&hl=en&ei=qFQfTcT1IZGKhQe52o23Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Smith%20Tanjore%201773&f=false Attack on Tanjore] Google Books
 
== Historical books on-line ==
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bRc-AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Rajah+of+Tanjore&source=bl&ots=PDKlk8deNr&sig=16P86rmHfpIA9__GOUrKn-aoHZA&hl=en&ei=FF0fTYfXI8mWhQfTgOm4Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Original Papers relative to the rights and pretensions of the Nabob of Arcot and the Rajah of Tanjore''] printed for J Debrett 1785 (Google Books)
 
[[Category:Battles|Tanjore, Siege of]]
[[Category:Tanjore Campaign|Tanjore, Siege of]]

Latest revision as of 21:07, 12 March 2021

Siege of Tanjore
Part of Tanjore Campaign
Date: 20 August-16 September 1773
Location: Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 10.784825°N 79.141466°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company
Nawab of Arcot
Rajah of Tanjore
Commanders
Col Joseph Smith Rajah Laljaji
Wazir Monacji
Strength
20,000
Casualties

Summary

The Rajah of Tanjore had not been an reliable ally during the 1st Mysore War against Hyder Ali. The Nawab of the Carnatic (Arcot) was anxious to punish him and persuaded the Madras Presidency to join an attack on Tanjore. The British under Colonel Smith with their Indian allies stormed the fortress and took the Rajah captive. The Court of Directors of the East India Company disapproved of the campaign and ordered the Rajah to be restored in 1776.

External Links

Attack on Tanjore Google Books

Historical books on-line

Original Papers relative to the rights and pretensions of the Nabob of Arcot and the Rajah of Tanjore printed for J Debrett 1785 (Google Books)