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|combatant2=Mysore | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore Kingdom of Mysore] | ||
|commander1=Lt Chalmers | |commander1=Lt Chalmers | ||
|commander2=Kummer-oo-Deen | |commander2=Kummer-oo-Deen | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= 120 Topasses<br>200 Travancoreans | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= 2000 infantry<br>"A considerable body" of cavalry<br>8 guns | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Wikipedia - Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Pr4aeiuz4IMC&pg=PA72&dq=Coimbatore&ei=r9AzSIK1A6e-ygSF-YnMDw Google Books - Siege of Coimbatore] | [http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mysore.php Heritage History - Mysre Wars]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Wikipedia - Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Pr4aeiuz4IMC&pg=PA72&dq=Coimbatore&ei=r9AzSIK1A6e-ygSF-YnMDw Google Books - Siege of Coimbatore] | ||
Revision as of 17:49, 21 September 2008
| Siege of Coimbatore | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 3rd Mysore War | ||
| Date: | 13 June- 3 November 1791 | |
| Location: | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 10.991160°N 76.993902°E | |
| Result: | British defeat | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Kingdom of Mysore | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lt Chalmers | Kummer-oo-Deen | |
| Strength | ||
| 120 Topasses 200 Travancoreans |
2000 infantry "A considerable body" of cavalry 8 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Heritage History - Mysre Wars
Wikipedia - Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars
Google Books - Siege of Coimbatore