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|partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Anglo-Mysore_War 3rd Mysore War] | |partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Anglo-Mysore_War 3rd Mysore War] | ||
|date=13 June- 3 November 1791 | |date=13 June- 3 November 1791 | ||
| − | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coimbatore Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu] | + | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coimbatore Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA224&dq=Gazetteer+of+The+territories+under+the+Government+of+the+East+India+Company%2BCoimbatore&ei=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA224,M1 Gazetteer] |
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |presidency=[[Madras]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=10.99116,76.993902&z=10&t=h&hl=en 10.991160°N 76.993902°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=10.99116,76.993902&z=10&t=h&hl=en 10.991160°N 76.993902°E] | ||
Revision as of 17:04, 11 November 2008
| Siege of Coimbatore | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 3rd Mysore War | ||
| Date: | 13 June- 3 November 1791 | |
| Location: | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Gazetteer | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 10.991160°N 76.993902°E | |
| Result: | British defeat | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Kingdom of Mysore | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lt Chalmers | Kummer-oo-Deen | |
| Strength | ||
| 120 Topasses 200 Travancoreans |
2000 infantry "A considerable body" of cavalry 8 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Heritage History - Mysore Wars
Wikipedia - Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars
Google Books - Siege of Coimbatore
