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Battle of Ooscota | |||||||
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Part of the First Anglo-Mysore War | |||||||
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Unknown | Unknown number of War Elephant | ||||||
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18 Casualties | 500 Casualties |
The Battle of Ooscota (or Ooscata) was a battle in the First British-Mysore War, a conflict between the British East India Company and Hyder Ali, the sultan of the Kingdom of Mysore.[1] It took place on the night of the 22–23 August 1768.
Ooscota, the location of the battle, is the modern Hoskote, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, India.
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