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The action at Arakera may also be spelled the Battle of == Spelling variants ==Modern name: Arakere<br>Variants: Arikera/Arrekeery/Arikera/Arakerry.
[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/Third_Anglo-Mysore_War Wikipedia - 3rd Mysore War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hlQIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA265&dq=Arikera&ei=FMyZR7DFIYbCyQSZpohl#PPA272,M1 Google Books - Battle of Arikera]
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|partof=[[:Category:3rd Mysore War|3rd Mysore War]]
|date=15 May 1791
|location=[[Arikera|Arakere]], Karnataka |presidency=[[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=12.404684,76.823502&z=13&t=h&hl=en approx 12.404684°N 76.823502°E]
|result=British victory
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore Kingdom of Mysore]
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Cornwallis%2C_1st_Marquess_Cornwallis [Charles Cornwallis|The Earl Cornwallis]]|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipu_Sultan [Tipu Sultan]]
|strength1=
|strength2=
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{{Battlemap|war=3rd Mysore War |link=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=11.486754,76.916656&spn=1.025475,0.729218&t=p&z=10&msid=101241150585833319689.00046efd48abd1d16dbca}}
At the '''Battle of ArakeraArikera''' on the 15th May 1791, Tipu's forces were routed by the British, who failed to capitalise on their success here.
== External Links ==
[[Image:Arakeremap.jpg|thumb|Arakere Location<br>Survey 1920-1946]]
[[Category:Battles|Arikera, Battle of]]
[[Category:Campaign of 1791-92|Arikera, Battle of]]
[[Category:3rd Mysore War|Arikera, Battle of]]
