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|partof=[[3rd Mysore War]]
 
|partof=[[3rd Mysore War]]
 
|date=December 1789
 
|date=December 1789
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirurangadi Tirurangadi, Kozhikode, Kerala]
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|location=[[Calicut]], Kerala
 
|presidency=[[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]]  
 
|presidency=[[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]]  
 
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=11.043283,75.946123&z=12&t=h&hl=en 11.043283°N 75.946123°E]   
 
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=11.043283,75.946123&z=12&t=h&hl=en 11.043283°N 75.946123°E]   
 
|result=Town captured by Tipu Sultan
 
|result=Town captured by Tipu Sultan
 
|territory=
 
|territory=
|combatant1=Zamorin of Calicut  
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|combatant1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoothiri_(Zamorin) Zamorin of Calicut]
 
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore Kingdom of Mysore]
 
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore Kingdom of Mysore]
 
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== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
[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]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Anglo-Mysore_War Wikipedia - 3rd Mysore War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5nftoMzxv_4C&pg=PA249&dq=Calicut+1789&as_brr=3&ei=Ha4hSdqRDY_AlQSm6ZnvCA Google Books - Tipu destroys Calicut]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA176&dq=Calicut=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA176,M1 Calicut - Gazetteer 1857]
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[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mysore.php Mysore Wars] Heritage History<br>
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Anglo-Mysore Wars] Wikipedia<br>
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Anglo-Mysore_War 3rd Mysore War] Wikipedia<br>
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[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5nftoMzxv_4C&pg=PA249&dq=Calicut+1789&as_brr=3&ei=Ha4hSdqRDY_AlQSm6ZnvCA Tipu destroys Calicut] Google Books<br>
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[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA176&dq=Calicut=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA176,M1 Calicut] Gazetteer 1857
  
 
== Recommended Reading ==
 
== Recommended Reading ==

Revision as of 17:41, 4 November 2010

Battle of Calicut 1789
Part of 3rd Mysore War
Date: December 1789
Location: Calicut, Kerala
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 11.043283°N 75.946123°E
Result: Town captured by Tipu Sultan
Combatants
Zamorin of Calicut Kingdom of Mysore
Commanders
Strength
Casualties

External Links

Mysore Wars Heritage History
Anglo-Mysore Wars Wikipedia
3rd Mysore War Wikipedia
Tipu destroys Calicut Google Books
Calicut Gazetteer 1857

Recommended Reading

Malabar Manual by William Logan 1887 ISBN-10 8120604469