Battle of Ooscota
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. It took place on the night of the 22–23 August 1768.
| Battle of Ooscota | |||||||
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| Part of the First Anglo-Mysore War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Maratha Empire | Kingdom of Mysore | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Murari Rao | Hyder Ali | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown number of War Elephant | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 18 Casualties | 500 Casualties | ||||||
Ooscota, the location of the battle, is the modern Hoskote, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, India.
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