Battle of Sittimungulum
| Battle of Sittimungulum | |||||||
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| Part of the Third Anglo-Mysore War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kingdom of Mysore |
 East India Company | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Tipu Sultan |
John Floyd | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | +500 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 500 | ||||||
The Battle of Sittimungulum (variant spellings include Sattiamungulum, Sathinungulum, Satyamanagalam) was a series of battles and skirmishes fought between 13 and 15 September 1790, during the Third Anglo-Mysore War, in and near the town now known as Sathyamangalam in the southern part of the Sultanate of Mysore. Forces of Mysore's ruler Tipu Sultan very nearly overwhelmed a British East India Company force under the command of Captain John Floyd.[citation needed]
Tipu "descended the Gajalhatti Pass on 9th September", attacked Floyd and forcing Floyd to retreat to Coimbatore after suffering 500 casualties. However, Tipu lost Burhan-ud-din, "one of his able commanders." Tipu left this front under the command of Kamar-ud Khan, while he dealt with British attacks elsewhere.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ Naravane, M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honorourable East India Company. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 176. ISBN 9788131300343.
- Fortescue, John William (1902). A history of the British army, Volume 3. Macmillan.
- Marshman, John Clark (1863). The history of India
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