Capture of Cannanore

Capture of Cannanore
	Part of the Third Anglo-Mysore War
Date	17 December 1790
Location	Cannanore
Result	British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain British East India Company; Nair militia;	Sultanate of Mysore Arakkal Kingdom of Cannanore;
Commanders and leaders
Robert Abercromby	Ali Raja Beevi Junumabe Sultana II
Strength
	3,000+ British soldiers, 2,000 Nairs

The Capture of Cannanore during the Third Anglo-Mysore War took place on 17 December 1790. Forces of the British East India Company, led by General Robert Abercromby, began besieging Cannanore (now known as Kannur), held by troops of Mysore and of the Sultan Ali Raja of Cannanore on 14 December. After gaining control of the high ground commanding the city's main fort, the defenders surrendered. The British victory, along with the taking of Calicut by a separate force a few days earlier, secured their control over the Malabar Coast.