Siege of Ambur explained

Conflict:Siege of Ambur
Date:10 Nov. – 7 Dec. 1767
Place:Ambur, Tamil Nadu, India
Result:Victory for Local troops and EIC
Combatant1:East India Company
  • Local troops
Combatant2: Mysore state
Commander1:Captain Calvert
Commander2: Hyder Ali

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.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Naravane, M.S. . Battles of the Honorourable East India Company . A.P.H. Publishing Corporation . 2014 . 9788131300343 . 173.