battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Battle of Mallavelly
Battle of Mallavelly was a battle fought on 27 March 1799 in what is now India. It was part of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, which ran from 1798 to 1799. The recorded result: British victory.
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Record
| Date | 27 March 1799 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | India 12.424N, 76.690E | |
| Kind | Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Casualties and losses | 66–69 men | 1,000–2,000 |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Seringapatam 1799, 0.8 km SE
- Siege of Seringapatam 1792, 1.9 km SE
- Siege of Seringapatam 1659, 1.9 km SE
- Siege of Savendroog 1791, 86 km NE
- Siege of Bangalore 1791, 116 km NE
Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1659 and 1799.
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Seringapatam 1799
Elsewhere in 1799
- First Battle of Abukir Egypt
- Siege of Acre Israel
- Battle of Mount Tabor Israel
- Battle of Cassano Italy
- Battle of Winterthur Switzerland
Battle of Mallavelly 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 Q4871650, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mallavelly, revision 1370448713, 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.