| Battle of Annagudi | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Anglo-Mysore Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Mysore |
 East India Company | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Tipu Sultan |
Sir John Braithwaite (POW) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1200 Infantry 600 horsmen 20 Guns |
1800 Men 20 Guns | ||||||
| Tipu Sultan took entire detachment as prisoners | |||||||
The Battle of Annagudi was a military conflict between the forces of Tipu Sultan and the British East India Company, which took place at Annagudi near Tanjore on 18 February 1782. Tipu won the battle and took an entire detachment as prisoners.[1][2][3]
The battle
The Battle of Annagudi took place during the Second Anglo-Mysore War between Mysore, commanded by Tipu Sultan, and East India Company forces, commanded by general Colonel John Braithwaite.[4] Tipu defeated Braithwaite and imprisoned the entire Company force.[5][6] The Mysore army consisted of 600 horses, 1200 infantry and 20 guns.[7] The Company army consisted of 1800 men and 10 guns.[8][9]
References
- ^ Naravane, M. S. (2006). Battles of the Honourable East India Company: Making of the Raj. APH Publishing. pp. 173–175. ISBN 978-81-313-0034-3.
- ^ Tucker, Spencer C. (2009-12-23). A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East [6 volumes]: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. ABC-CLIO. p. 995. ISBN 978-1-85109-672-5.
- ^ Hazlitt, William (2007). New Writings of William Hazlitt. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-920706-0.
- ^ Buckland, Charles Edward (1906). Dictionary of Indian Biography. S. Sonnenschein. p. 52.
- ^ Historical Records of the XIII Madras Infantry. W. Thacker. 1898. p. 35.
- ^ Barua, Pradeep (2005-01-01). The State at War in South Asia. U of Nebraska Press. pp. 81–83. ISBN 978-0-8032-1344-9.
- ^ Historical Records of the XIII Madras Infantry. W. Thacker. 1898. p. 35.
- ^ Tucker, Spencer C. (2009-12-23). A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East [6 volumes]: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. ABC-CLIO. p. 955. ISBN 978-1-85109-672-5.
- ^ Wilson, William John (1882). History of the Madras Army. E. Keys, at the Government Press. pp. 67–68.
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