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{{Battles_Infobox | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
| − | |partof=[[ | + | |partof=[[3rd Mysore War]] |
|date=December 1789 | |date=December 1789 | ||
| − | |location=[ | + | |location=[[Calicut]], Kerala |
| − | |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 | + | |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] | ||
|commander1= | |commander1= | ||
| − | |commander2= | + | |commander2=[[Tipu Sultan]] |
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
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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] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Anglo-Mysore_War 3rd Mysore War] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| + | [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> | ||
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA176&dq=Calicut=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA176,M1 Calicut] Gazetteer 1857 | ||
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== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
Malabar Manual by William Logan 1887 ISBN-10 8120604469 | Malabar Manual by William Logan 1887 ISBN-10 8120604469 | ||
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| + | [[Category:Battles|Calicut 1789, Battle of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Campaign of 1790|Calicut 1789, Battle of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:3rd Mysore War|Calicut 1789, Battle of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:33, 23 March 2011
| Battle of Calicut 1789 | ||
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| 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 | ||
| Tipu Sultan | ||
| 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
