Siege of Ambur

Siege of Ambur
Part of the First Anglo-Mysore War
Date10 Nov. – 7 Dec. 1767
Location
Ambur, Tamil Nadu, India
12°46′48″N 78°43′05″E / 12.780°N 78.718°E / 12.780; 78.718
Result British victory
Belligerents

East India Company

  • Local troops
 Kingdom of Mysore
Commanders and leaders
Captain Calvert Hyder Ali

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.

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