Siege

Siege of Ambur

10 Nov 1767 – 7 Dec 1767 · 12.78° N, 78.70° E

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10 Nov 1767 – 7 Dec 1767
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Siege
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12.78° N, 78.70° E
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1767 siege

Siege of Ambur

1767 siege

The siege of Ambur 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.

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