Siege of Arcot (1780)
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The Siege of Arcot (1780) was a key military engagement during the Second Anglo-Mysore War in which Mysore forces besieged the British-held fortress town of Arcot in southern India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Arcot (1780) canonical | 1 |
| siege and fall of Arcot (1780) | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ |
| combatant |
British East India Company
ⓘ
British East India Company forces ⓘ
surface form:
British forces in India
Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ Mysorean forces ⓘ
surface form:
Mysore forces
|
| conflict | Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| controlledPlace | Arcot fortress ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| describedAs | key military engagement of the Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent Mysore operations in the Carnatic ⓘ |
| hasCause | Second Anglo-Mysore War hostilities ⓘ |
| involves |
fortress town of Arcot
ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ |
| location |
Arcot
ⓘ
Carnatic region ⓘ southern India ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Arcot fortress ⓘ |
| opponent | British garrison at Arcot ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier campaigns of the Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anglo-Mysore Wars
ⓘ
British colonial expansion in India ⓘ Mysore-British rivalry in South India ⓘ |
| result | Mysore victory ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated Mysore military strength
ⓘ
weakened British position in the Carnatic ⓘ |
| theatre |
Carnatic theatre of the Second Anglo-Mysore War
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| typeOfConflict | siege operation ⓘ |
| year | 1780 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
siege and fall of Arcot (1780)