Battle of Annagudi
Part of Anglo-Mysore Wars
Date18 February 1782
Location
Annagudi,Tamil Nadu
Result Mysore victory
Belligerents
 Mysore  East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Mysore Tipu Sultan East India Company Sir John Braithwaite (POW)
Strength
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 successfully 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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Hazlitt, William (2007). New Writings of William Hazlitt. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-920706-0.
  4. ↑ Buckland, Charles Edward (1906). Dictionary of Indian Biography. S. Sonnenschein. p. 52.
  5. ↑ Historical Records of the XIII Madras Infantry. W. Thacker. 1898. p. 35.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Historical Records of the XIII Madras Infantry. W. Thacker. 1898. p. 35.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Wilson, William John (1882). History of the Madras Army. E. Keys, at the Government Press. pp. 67–68.

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