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1767 siege

Siege of Ambur
Date10 Nov. – 7 Dec. 1767
LocationAmbur , Tamil Nadu, India12°47′N 78°42′E / 12.78°N 78.7°E / 12.78; 78.7
Result Victory for Local troops and EIC
Belligerents

East India Company

  • Local troops
Mysore state
Commanders and leaders
Captain Calvert Hyder Ali
First Anglo-Mysore War

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.

References

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


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