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|commander1=Major Cotgrove<br>Major | |commander1=Major Cotgrove<br>Major Abington | ||
|commander2=Sirdar Ali Khan | |commander2=Sirdar Ali Khan | ||
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'''This was an event during the [[2nd Mysore War]]'''<br> | '''This was an event during the [[2nd Mysore War]]'''<br> | ||
== Some of the protagonists == | |||
*Lieut Peter Campbell | |||
*Ensign Alwright | |||
*Capt Muirhead [[79th Carnatic Infantry|20th Madras Battalion]] | |||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/86/mode/1up/ Lieut Barry Close] | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Latest revision as of 09:48, 9 September 2010
| Siege of Tellicherry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Mysore War | ||
| Date: | 30 December 1779-18 January 1782 | |
| Location: | Tellicherry, Tamil Nadu] | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 11.770125°N 75.498552°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Kingdom of Mysore | |
| Commanders | ||
| Major Cotgrove Major Abington |
Sirdar Ali Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| 10,000 men 30 guns | ||
| Casualties | ||
This was an event during the 2nd Mysore War
Some of the protagonists
- Lieut Peter Campbell
- Ensign Alwright
- Capt Muirhead 20th Madras Battalion
- Lieut Barry Close
External Links
Mysore Wars Heritage History
Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars Wikipedia
2nd Mysore War Wikipedia
Siege of Tellicherry Google Books
Historical Books Online
- History of the Madras Army Vol II - Defence of Tellicherry by Lt-Col W J Wilson 1882 (archive.org)