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[[Category:Battles|Amboor, Siege of]]
[[Category:1st Mysore War|Amboor, Siege of]]
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{{Battles_Infobox
|partof= [[:Category:1st Mysore War|1st Mysore War]]
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysore_kingdom Kingdom of Mysore]
|commander1=Garrison: Capt Calvert<br>Relief force: [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101025872/ [Joseph Smith|Col Joseph Smith]]
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyder_Ali Hyder Ali]
|strength1= Garrison: 500<br>Relief force: 1000
|casualties2= 4000 killed and wounded
}}
'''This was an event during the [[1st Mysore War]]'''<br>
== Synopsis ==
Capt Calvert with one other officer, a sergeant and 500 sepoys of the [[10th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry|14th Battalion of Coast Sepoys]] together with 15 Europeans held out for nearly a month against Hyder Ali's forces. Col Smith's arrival caused the besieging force to retire. The 14th Coast Sepoys were given the title the Amboor Battalion in honour of their bravery.
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars] Wikipedia<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Mysore_War Ist Mysore War] Wikipedia<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GYpCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA113&dq=Amboor&as_brr=3&cd=3#v=onepage&q=Amboor&f=false Siege of Amboor] Google Books
[[Category:Battles|Amboor, Siege of]]
[[Category:1st Mysore War|Amboor, Siege of]]
