Capture of Cannanore

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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
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

Mysore Wars Heritage History
Anglo-Mysore Wars Wikipedia
2nd Mysore War Wikipedia
Capture of Cannanore Google Books
Cannanore Gazetteer 1857

Recommended Reading

Malabar Manual by William Logan 1887 ISBN-10 8120604469