Battle of Annagudi explained

Conflict:Battle of Annagudi
Place:Annagudi,Tamil Nadu
Partof:Anglo-Mysore Wars
Date:18 February 1782
Result:Mysore victory
Commander1: Tipu Sultan
Commander2: Sir John Braithwaite
Notes:Tipu Sultan took entire detachment as prisoners
Strength1:1200 Infantry
600 horsmen
20 Guns
Strength2:1800 Men
20 Guns

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

  1. Book: Naravane, M. S. . Battles of the Honourable East India Company: Making of the Raj . 2006 . APH Publishing . 978-81-313-0034-3 . 173–175 . en.
  2. Book: Tucker, Spencer C. . 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 ]

    . 2009-12-23 . ABC-CLIO . 978-1-85109-672-5 . 995 . en.
  3. Book: Hazlitt, William . New Writings of William Hazlitt . 2007 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-920706-0 . en.
  4. Book: Buckland, Charles Edward . Dictionary of Indian Biography . 1906 . S. Sonnenschein . 52 . en.
  5. Book: Historical Records of the XIII Madras Infantry . 1898 . W. Thacker . 35 . en.
  6. Book: Barua, Pradeep . The State at War in South Asia . 2005-01-01 . U of Nebraska Press . 978-0-8032-1344-9 . 81–83 . en.
  7. Book: Historical Records of the XIII Madras Infantry . 1898 . W. Thacker . 35 . en.
  8. Book: Tucker, Spencer C. . 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 ]

    . 2009-12-23 . ABC-CLIO . 978-1-85109-672-5 . 955 . en.
  9. Book: Wilson, William John . History of the Madras Army . 1882 . E. Keys, at the Government Press . 67–68 . en.