| 词条 | Capture of Cannanore |
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|conflict=Capture of Cannanore |partof=the Third Anglo-Mysore War |image= |caption= |date=17 December 1790 |place=Cannanore |result=British victory |combatant1={{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg}} British East India Company {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain}} |combatant2={{flagicon image|Flag of Mysore.svg}} Sultanate of Mysore {{flagicon image|Arakkal_flag_1.png}} Arakkal Kingdom of Cannanore |commander1=Robert Abercromby |commander2= |strength1= |strength2= |casualties1= |casualties2= }}{{Campaignbox Third Anglo-Mysore War}}{{Mysore Invasion of Kerala}} The Capture of Cannanore during the Third Anglo-Mysore War took place on 17 December 1790. Forces of the British East India Company, led by General Robert Abercromby, began besieging Cannanore (now known as Kannur), held by troops of Mysore and of the Sultan Ali Raja of Cannanore on 14 December. After gaining control of the high ground commanding the city's main fort, the defenders surrendered. The British victory, along with the taking of Calicut by a separate force a few days earlier, secured their control over the Malabar Coast. Order of battle
References1. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L8cLAAAAYAAJ|title=Annual Register|date=1795-01-01|language=en}} External links
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8 : Conflicts in 1790|Mysore invasion of Kerala|Battles involving the Kingdom of Mysore|Battles involving Great Britain|Battles of the Third Anglo-Mysore War|Military history of British India|History of Kerala|1790 in India |
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