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
Hyder Ali ( حیدر علی, ''Haidarālī''; 1720 – 7 December 1782) was the Sultan and ''de facto'' ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India. Born as Hyder Ali, he distinguished himself as a soldier, eventually drawing the at ...
against the town of
Ambur
Ambur is a town and municipality in newly announced Tirupattur District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located on the banks of the Palar River between Chennai and Bangalore. Ambur has a sizeable leather industry, and is known for its spicy biryani an ...
in southern
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
during the
First Anglo-Mysore War
The First Anglo-Mysore War (1766–1769) was a conflict in India between the Sultanate of Mysore and the East India Company. The war was instigated in part by the machinations of Asaf Jah II, the Nizam of Hyderabad, who sought to divert the ...
. The town was successfully defended by a garrison of local troops and a small force of
British East India Company
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and South ...
troops under the command of Captain Calvert.
References
''Illustrated Naval and Military Magazine'', Volume 1
Conflicts in 1767
1767 in India
Sieges involving the British East India Company
Sieges involving Great Britain
Sieges involving the Kingdom of Mysore
Sieges involving the Indian kingdoms
Siege of Ambur 1767
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