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{{Battles_Infobox | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
|partof=[[2nd Mysore War]] | |partof=[[2nd Mysore War]] | ||
|date=18 May 1783-30 January 1784 | |date=18 May 1783-30 January 1784 | ||
| − | |location=[ | + | |location=[[Mangalore]], Karnataka |
| − | |presidency=[[Madras]] | + | |presidency= [[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]] |
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=12.86936,74.84256&z=12&t=h&hl=en 12.86936°N 74.84256°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=12.86936,74.84256&z=12&t=h&hl=en 12.86936°N 74.84256°E] | ||
|result=British surrender | |result=British surrender | ||
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|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=Colonel John Campbell |
| − | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Arthur,_comte_de_Lally Col. Lally] |
| − | |strength1= | + | |strength1=540 Europeans<br>2,850 sepoys |
| − | |strength2= | + | |strength2= 600 Europeans<br>124,000 native troops |
|casualties1= | |casualties1= | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| + | '''This was an event in the [[2nd Mysore War]]''' | ||
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| + | == Biographies == | ||
| + | Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/70/mode/1up/ John Campbell (1754-1801)]<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/424/mode/2up Tippoo Sultan (1753-1754)]<br> | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Anglo-Mysore Wars] Wikipedia<br> | |
| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Mysore_War 2nd Mysore War] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Category:2nd_Mysore_Warid=zgbjPESz3dcC&pg=PA38&dq=Mangalore+1784&as_brr=3&ei=2YcpSavAEoyEkQSVs5DNAg#PPA38,M1 Surrender of Mangalore] Google Books | ||
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| + | ==== Historical books on-line ==== | ||
| + | ''Remarks of the Most Important Military Operations of the English Forces on the Western Side of the Peninsular of Hindoostan in 1783 and 1784'' Letters from J.M. (John Moodie) 1788 | ||
| + | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/remarksonmostimp00moodiala#page/73/mode/1up Siege begins] archive.org<br> | ||
| + | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/remarksonmostimp00moodiala#page/97/mode/1up Siege ends] archive.org | ||
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| + | [[Category:Battles|Mangalore, Siege of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:2nd Mysore War|Mangalore, Siege of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:22, 12 March 2021
| Siege of Mangalore | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Mysore War | ||
| Date: | 18 May 1783-30 January 1784 | |
| Location: | Mangalore, Karnataka | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 12.86936°N 74.84256°E | |
| Result: | British surrender | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Kingdom of Mysore | |
| Commanders | ||
| Colonel John Campbell | Col. Lally | |
| Strength | ||
| 540 Europeans 2,850 sepoys |
600 Europeans 124,000 native troops | |
| Casualties | ||
This was an event in the 2nd Mysore War
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
John Campbell (1754-1801)
Tippoo Sultan (1753-1754)
External Links
Anglo-Mysore Wars Wikipedia
2nd Mysore War Wikipedia
Surrender of Mangalore Google Books
Historical books on-line
Remarks of the Most Important Military Operations of the English Forces on the Western Side of the Peninsular of Hindoostan in 1783 and 1784 Letters from J.M. (John Moodie) 1788
- Siege begins archive.org
- Siege ends archive.org
