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 British forces 77th (Hindoostan) Regiment of Foot 1st Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry 2,000 Nairs Mysorean forces 5,000+ Mysoreans Mappilas
References
External links Mysore Wars Heritage History Cannanore Gazetteer 1857 Robert Abercromby (1740-1827) Tippoo Sultan (1753-1799)
Further reading Logan, William Malabar Manual, Volume 1
See also Mysore invasion of Kerala