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|partof= | |partof= the period between the 1st & 2nd Mysore Wars | ||
|date=20 August-16 September 1773 | |date=20 August-16 September 1773 | ||
|location=[[Tanjore|Thanjavur]], Tamil Nadu | |location=[[Tanjore|Thanjavur]], Tamil Nadu | ||
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|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= Rajah of Tanjore | |||
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101025872/ Col Joseph Smith] | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101025872/ Col Joseph Smith] | ||
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
|strength2= 20,000 | |strength2= 20,000 | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mysore.php | [http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mysore.php Mysore Wars] Heritage History<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars] Wikipedia<br> | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Mysore_War 2nd Mysore War] Wikipedia<br /> | |||
[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]] | |||
Revision as of 17:15, 1 January 2011
| Siege of Tanjore | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of the period between the 1st & 2nd Mysore Wars | ||
| 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 | ||
| Strength | ||
| 20,000 | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Mysore Wars Heritage History
Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars Wikipedia
2nd Mysore War Wikipedia
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)