Siege of Ambur

Siege of Ambur
Date	10 Nov. – 7 Dec. 1767
Location	Ambur , Tamil Nadu, India
Result	Local troops and British East india company
Belligerents
British East India company, Local troops	Hyderabad state , Mysore state
Commanders and leaders
Captain Calvert	Hyder Ali

Template: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.^[1]

References[edit]

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

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[Naravane-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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