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|partof=[http[:Category://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Anglo-Mysore_War 3rd Mysore War|3rd Mysore War]]|date=13 June-3 November 1791|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coimbatore [Coimbatore]], Tamil Nadu] |presidency=[[MadrasPresidency]]
|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]
|result=British victorydefeat
|territory=
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2=Mysore|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Cornwallis,_1st_Marquess_Cornwallis Lord CornwallisKingdom_of_Mysore Kingdom of Mysore]|commander1=Lt Chalmers|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipu_Sultan Tipu Sultan] Kummer-ud-Deen |strength1= 120 Topasses<br>200 Travancore sepoys<br>350 Madras sepoys|strength2= 8000 infantry<br>"many irregulars" <br>14 guns and 4 mortars
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==Summary==
[[Charles Cornwallis]] entrusted the defence of Coimbatore province and Palghaut to Major Cuppage who considered Coimbatore fort indefensible. Lieutenant Chalmers (later [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/5/101005031/ General Sir John Chalmers]) was in charge of the town and decided to defend the fort which was invested on 13 July by Tipu's forces consisting of 200 infantry, a considerable body of cavalry and 8 guns. After a long bombardment, the enemy launched a general assault on 11 August which was repulsed by the determined defenders assisted by a young Frenchman, Migot de la Combe, who was in the service of the Rajah of Travancore and commanded the sepoys. Tipu's general, Kummer-ud-Deen, renewed the siege with greater forces and the garrison was obliged to capitulate on 3 November despite an attempt by Cuppage to relieve the fort.
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Wikipedia - Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars]Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Anglo-Mysore_War 3rd Mysore War] Wikipedia<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 Coimbatore] Gazetteer 1857 ====Historical books on-line====''History of British India Vol V'' by James Mill 1826 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Pr4aeiuz4IMC&pg=PA62PA72&dq=BangaloreCoimbatore&ei=r9AzSIK1A6e-ygSF-YnMDw Assault on Coimbatore] Google Books<br>''Annals of the Wars of the 18th Century Vol IV'' by Sir Edward Cust 1862 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Pr4aeiuz4IMC&pg=PA72&as_brrdq=1Coimbatore&ei=pIOoR_LHNI3WzASOssDPDwr9AzSIK1A6e-ygSF-YnMDw#PPA64v=onepage&q=Coimbatore&f=false Siege of Coimbatore] Google Book<br>''Correspondence of Charles,M1 First Marquis Cornwallis'' by Charles Ross 1858 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=x8HIYuwLhX0C&pg=PA74&lpg=PA74&dq=Migot+de+la+Combe&source=bl&ots=XDyJZrFAzI&sig=lHrjpljvBWAi4s-z-ElapsQhGLc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=s81oT4SrKOmv0QXB9fGUCQ&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Migot%20de%20la%20Combe&f=false Siege of Coimbatore] Google Books [[Category:Battles|Coimbatore, Battle of]][[Category:Campaign of 1791- Capture 92|Coimbatore, Battle of Bangalore]][[Category:3rd Mysore War|Coimbatore, Battle of]]
