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Capture of Cannanore

17 déc. 1790 · 11.87° N, 75.37° E

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17 déc. 1790
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Bataille
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11.87° N, 75.37° E
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battle of the Third Anglo-Mysore War

Capture of Cannanore

Battle of the Third Anglo-Mysore War

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, held by troops of Mysore and of the Sultan Ali Raja of Cannanore on 14 December. After gaining control of the high ground commanding the city's main fort, the defenders surrendered.

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