Siege of Ambur

First Anglo-Mysore War

Battle of Chengam Battle of Tiruvannamalai Siege of Ambur Battle of Ooscota Battle of Mulwagul Battle of Baugloor

The Siege of Ambur (10 November – 7 December 1767) was conducted by a combined force of Mysorean and Hyderabadi troops under the command of Hyder Ali against the town of Ambur in southern India during the First Anglo-Mysore War. The town was successfully defended by a garrison of local troops and a small force of British East India Company troops under the command of Captain Calvert.^[1]

References

↑ Naravane, M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honorourable East India Company. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 173. ISBN 9788131300343.

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