Battle of Ooscota

Battle of Ooscota
Part of the First Anglo-Mysore War
Date22–23 August 1768
Location
Hoskote, India
13°04′N 77°48′E / 13.07°N 77.8°E / 13.07; 77.8
Result Maratha victory
Belligerents
Maratha Confederacy Kingdom of Mysore
Commanders and leaders
Murari Rao Hyder Ali
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
18 killed or wounded 300 killed or wounded

Battle of Ooscota (or Ooscata) was a military engagement fought during the First Anglo-Mysore War, in which the Marathas intervened to aid the British, and in an attempt to reclaim territories previously lost to Mysore.

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