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The pettah was taken on 31 October and the citadel surrendered on 3 November by Capt Dupont== Garrison Some of the protagonists ==*[[61st Madras Pioneers|1st Btn 1st Regiment Madras Infantry]]Lieut Peter Campbell*Ensign Alwright*one & a half coys Capt Muirhead [[65th 79th Carnatic Infantry|5th 20th Madras Battalion Madras Infantry]] under Lt Leighton*Party of Nawab's sepoys[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/86/mode/1up/ Lieut Barry Close]
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore Kingdom of Mysore]
|commander1=Major Cotgrove<br>Major AbingdonAbington
|commander2=Sirdar Ali Khan
|strength1=
'''This was an event during the [[2nd Mysore War]]'''<br>
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars] Wikipedia<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Mysore_War 2nd Mysore War] Wikipedia<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4GUBAAAAQAAJp4BCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA247PA304&dq=ColonelTellicherry+Baillie1780&lrhl=en&ei=N9uYR_qiDoKkiQGW6JzZCA9LSHTOybO4mnOIL45YAO&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFUQ6AEwCA#PPA247,M1 Capture v=onepage&q&f=false Siege of ArcotTellicherry] Google Books
====Historical Books Online====
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/historymadrasar00wilsgoog#page/n21n22/mode/1upp 1up ''History of the Madras Army Vol II'' - Surrender Defence of ArcotTellicherry] by Lt-Col W J Wilson 1882 (archive.org)
[[Category:Battles|Arcot 1780Tellicherry, Battle Siege of]][[Category:2nd Mysore War|Arcot 1780Tellicherry, Battle Siege of]]
