Battle of Sittimungulum

Battle of Sittimungulum
Part of the Third Anglo-Mysore War
Date 13–15 September 1790 (2 days) Location Sathyamangalam, India 11°31′00″N77°15′00″E / 11.5167°N 77.2500°E / 11.5167; 77.2500 Result Mysorean victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Mysore	East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Tipu Sultan	John Floyd
Strength
Unknown	+500
Casualties and losses
Unknown	500

The Battle of Sittimungulum (variant spellings include Sattiamungulum, Sathinungulum, Satyamanagalam) was a series of battles and skirmishes fought between 13 and 15 September 1790, during the Third Anglo-Mysore War, in and near the town now known as Sathyamangalam in the southern part of the Sultanate of Mysore. Forces of Mysore's ruler Tipu Sultan very nearly overwhelmed a British East India Company force under the command of Captain John Floyd.^{[ citation needed ]}

Tipu "descended the Gajalhatti Pass on 9th September", attacked Floyd and forcing Floyd to retreat to Coimbatore after suffering 500 casualties. However, Tipu lost Burhan-ud-din, "one of his able commanders." Tipu left this front under the command of Kamar-ud Khan, while he dealt with British attacks elsewhere. ^[1]

References

1. Naravane, M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honorourable East India Company. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 176. ISBN   9788131300343.

• Fortescue, John William (1902). A history of the British army, Volume 3. Macmillan.
• Marshman, John Clark (1863). The history of India