battle, early modern

Battle of Changanassery

Name: Battle of Changanassery
Location: Changanassery, India

Battle of Changanassery was a battle fought in 1749 at Changanassery, in what is now India. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Changanassery. The recorded result: Victory for the Kingdom of Travancore. Recorded strength: 10,000–12,000 soldiers against Unknown.

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Fought1749

WhereChanganassery, India9.442N, 76.536E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeVictory for the Kingdom of Travancore

BelligerentsKingdom of TravancoreagainstKingdom of Thekkumkur

Record

Date	1749 (year precision)
Place	Changanassery, India 9.442N, 76.536E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	10,000–12,000 soldiers	Unknown
Commanders	Marthanda Varma Ramayyan Dalawa Eustachius De Lannoy	Aditya Varma Manikandan

Placed at Changanassery; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Quilon 1809, 63 km S
Battle of Colachel 1741, 161 km SE
Siege of Coimbatore 1791, 180 km N
Battle of Pookkottur 1921, 191 km N
Battle of Seringham 1753, 237 km NE

Elsewhere in 1749

Battle of Changanassery is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16136964, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Changanassery, revision 1370436822, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.