Capture of Cannanore
| Capture of Cannanore | |||||||
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| Part of the Third Anglo-Mysore War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} British East India Company.svg.png){kind=small} Great Britain |
 Sultanate of Mysore | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Robert Abercromby | |||||||
The Capture of Cannanore during the Third Anglo-Mysore War took place on 17 December 1790. Forces of the British East India Company, led by General Robert Abercromby, began besieging Cannanore (now known as Kannur), held by troops of Mysore and of the Rajah of Cannanore on 14 December. After gaining control of the high ground commanding the city's main fort, the defenders surrendered. The British victory, along with the taking of Calicut by a separate force a few days earlier, secured their control over the Malabar Coast.
Order of battle
- British forces[1]
- 3,000+ British soldiers of the HM 77th Regiment
- 1st Bombay Native Infantry
- 2,000 Nair militiamen
- Mysorean forces
- 5,000+ Mysoreans
- Mappilas
External links
- Mysore Wars Heritage History
- Cannanore Gazetteer 1857
- Robert Abercromby (1740-1827)
- Tippoo Sultan (1753-1799)
Further reading
- Logan, William Malabar Manual, Volume 1
See also
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