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Capture of Kanchangarh | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Mysore Sultanate | Maratha Empire | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Tipu Sultan |
Hari Pant Tungamma (POW) | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Negligible | Light |
The Capture of Kanchangarh was a military expedition led by Tipu Sultan against the Marathas who had captured the town.[1] This took place in 1786. The Maratha armies were led by Hari Pant Phirkia. This expedition was aimed at expelling the Marathas from the territory of the Mysore Sultanate.