battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Pookkottur
Battle of Pookkottur was a battle fought on 26 August 1921 in what is now India. The recorded result: Mappila victory.
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Record
| Date | 26 August 1921 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | India 11.097N, 76.064E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Result | Mappila victory | |
| Belligerents | Mappila rebels | United Kingdom |
| Commanders | Vadakke veettil Muhammad | Cuthbert Buxton Lancaster; Captain P McEnroy |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Tellicherry 1779, 96 km
- Siege of Coimbatore 1791, 99 km
- Siege of Cannanore 1507, 113 km
- Capture of Cannanore 1790, 115 km
- Battle of Sittimungulum 1790, 137 km
Elsewhere in 1921
- Battle of Annual Morocco
- Battle of Blair Mountain United States
- Battle of Annaberg Poland
- Battle of Petah Tikva Israel
- Siege of Afrau Morocco
Battle of Pookkottur is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 205 in present-day India.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q85745901, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pookkottur, revision 1370272110, 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.